Activity-induced polar patterns of filaments gliding on a sphere
Chiao-Peng Hsu,
Alfredo Sciortino,
Yu Alice Trobe and
Andreas R. Bausch (abausch@mytum.de)
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Chiao-Peng Hsu: Technische Universität München
Alfredo Sciortino: Technische Universität München
Yu Alice Trobe: Technische Universität München
Andreas R. Bausch: Technische Universität München
Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-8
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Abstract Active matter systems feature the ability to form collective patterns as observed in a plethora of living systems, from schools of fish to swimming bacteria. While many of these systems move in a wide, three-dimensional environment, several biological systems are confined by a curved topology. The role played by a non-Euclidean geometry on the self-organization of active systems is not yet fully understood, and few experimental systems are available to study it. Here, we introduce an experimental setup in which actin filaments glide on the inner surface of a spherical lipid vesicle, thus embedding them in a curved geometry. We show that filaments self-assemble into polar, elongated structures and that, when these match the size of the spherical geometry, both confinement and topological constraints become relevant for the emergent patterns, leading to the formation of polar vortices and jammed states. These results experimentally demonstrate that activity-induced complex patterns can be shaped by spherical confinement and topology.
Date: 2022
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