Research

Mathematical Sciences

Title :

Collective Behaviour of Active Particles with Phoretic and Hydrodynamic Interactions

Area of research :

Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences

Focus area :

statistical Physics

Principal Investigator :

Dr. sagarika Adhikary, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Timeline Start Year :

2024

Timeline End Year :

2026

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Executive Summary :

Active matter, which can consume energy from the environment and drive themselves out of equilibrium, is characterized by self-organization and spontaneous symmetry breaking. This study of active matter can be crucial for predictive theory, controlling dynamics, and designing new bio-inspired materials. synthetic active matter models and their collective dynamics can provide new insights into living matter systems. Phoretic self-propelled particles, equipped with mechanisms for gradient creation, are particularly interesting. Hydrodynamic and phoretic interactions between active particles are fundamental to understanding their collective motion. The study of active-passive mixtures and chirality can also provide insights into living systems. These findings can advance our understanding of soft matter and contribute to controllable smart materials in fields like molecular biology, biomedicine, collective transport, drug delivery, and swarm robotics.

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