Active filaments on curved surfaces: from single filaments to dilute suspensions
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- 18 November 2025
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Soft Matter
- Vol. 22 (2) , 474-484
Abstract
Curvature-guided organization of active filaments. Increasing geometrical constraints modulate curvature distribution, driving a transition from geodesic alignment and rotating bands to curvature-induced trapping in high-curvature necks.Keywords
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Funding Information
- Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital, Gobierno de España (PID2023-148991NA-I00)
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/W023946/1)
- Consejería de Educación, Juventud y Deporte, Comunidad de Madrid (2022-T1/TIC-24007)
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