TY - JOUR
T1 - Nematic and polar order in active filament solutions
AU - Ahmadi, A.
AU - Liverpool, T. B.
AU - Marchetti, M. C.
PY - 2005/12
Y1 - 2005/12
N2 - Using a microscopic model of interacting polar biofilaments and motor proteins, we characterize the phase diagram of both homogeneous and inhomogeneous states in terms of experimental parameters. The polarity of motor clusters is key in determining the organization of the filaments in homogeneous isotropic, polarized, and nematic states, while motor-induced bundling yields spatially inhomogeneous structures.
AB - Using a microscopic model of interacting polar biofilaments and motor proteins, we characterize the phase diagram of both homogeneous and inhomogeneous states in terms of experimental parameters. The polarity of motor clusters is key in determining the organization of the filaments in homogeneous isotropic, polarized, and nematic states, while motor-induced bundling yields spatially inhomogeneous structures.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevE.72.060901
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevE.72.060901
M3 - Article
C2 - 16485924
AN - SCOPUS:33244493939
VL - 72
JO - Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
JF - Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
SN - 1063-651X
IS - 6
M1 - 060901
ER -