Active Colloids as Models, Materials, and Machines

Self-propelling colloids with finite state dynamics

(2023) Steven van Kesteren et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Upstream Rheotaxis of Catalytic Janus Spheres

(2022) Priyanka Sharan et al.   ACS Nano

AC electrohydrodynamic propulsion and rotation of active particles of engineered shape and asymmetry

(2022) Nidhi M. Diwakar et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN COLLOID & INTERFACE SCIENCE

Nonlinear electrophoresis of colloidal particles

(2022) Aditya S. Khair   CURRENT OPINION IN COLLOID & INTERFACE SCIENCE

Field-Induced Assembly and Propulsion of Colloids

(2022) Ahmed Al Harraq et al.   LANGMUIR

The colloidal nature of complex fluids enhances bacterial motility

(2022) Shashank Kamdar et al.   NATURE

Extension of Kelvin’s equation to dipolar colloids

(2022) Kedar Joshi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Spontaneous self-propulsion and nonequilibrium shape fluctuations of a droplet enclosing active particles

(2022) Gašper Kokot et al.   Communications Physics

Nematic Colloidal Micro‐Robots as Physically Intelligent Systems

(2022) Tianyi Yao et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Insights into Chemically Fueled Supramolecular Polymers

(2022) Anastasiia Sharko et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

A unified theory of emergent equilibrium phenomena in active and passive matter

(2022) Venkat Venkatasubramanian et al.   COMPUTERS & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Odd dynamics of living chiral crystals

(2022) Tzer Han Tan et al.   NATURE

Grain boundary dynamics driven by magnetically induced circulation at the void interface of 2D colloidal crystals

(2022) Dana M. Lobmeyer et al.   Science Advances

Hydrodynamic synchronization and clustering in ratcheting colloidal matter

(2022) Sergi G. Leyva et al.   Science Advances

Self-Propulsion of Chemically Active Droplets

(2022) Sébastien Michelin   Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

A guide to design the trajectory of active particles: From fundamentals to applications

(2022) Ahmed Al Harraq et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN COLLOID & INTERFACE SCIENCE

Fabrication and Electric Field-Driven Active Propulsion of Patchy Microellipsoids

(2021) Jin Gyun Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Transport and assembly of magnetic surface rotors

(2021) Pietro Tierno et al.   ChemNanoMat

Quincke Oscillations of Colloids at Planar Electrodes

(2021) Zhengyan Zhang et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Micromotor-based localized electroporation and gene transfection of mammalian cells

(2021) Yue Wu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mechanisms of transport enhancement for self-propelled nanoswimmers in a porous matrix

(2021) Haichao Wu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Reconfigurable artificial microswimmers with internal feedback

(2021) L. Alvarez et al.   Nature Communications

Polar state reversal in active fluids

(2021) Bo Zhang et al.   Nature Physics

Ionic Effects in Ionic Diffusiophoresis in Chemically Driven Active Colloids

(2021) Xuemao Zhou et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Activity waves and freestanding vortices in populations of subcritical Quincke rollers

(2021) Zeng Tao Liu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Metamachines of pluripotent colloids

(2021) Antoine Aubret et al.   Nature Communications

Odd elasticity

(2020) Colin Scheibner et al.   Nature Physics

Active particles as mobile microelectrodes for selective bacteria electroporation and transport

(2020) Yue Wu et al.   Science Advances

Exact Phoretic Interaction of Two Chemically Active Particles

(2020) Babak Nasouri et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Spontaneous Electrokinetic Magnus Effect

(2020) Zachary M. Sherman et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Emergence of self-organized multivortex states in flocks of active rollers

(2020) Koohee Han et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A conceptual advance that gives microrobots legs

(2020) Allan M. Brooks et al.   NATURE

Electronically integrated, mass-manufactured, microscopic robots

(2020) Marc Z. Miskin et al.   NATURE

Colloidal diamond

(2020) Mingxin He et al.   NATURE

Predator–prey interactions between droplets driven by non-reciprocal oil exchange

(2020) Caleb H. Meredith et al.   Nature Chemistry

Shape-directed rotation of homogeneous micromotors via catalytic self-electrophoresis

(2019) Allan M. Brooks et al.   Nature Communications

Light-controlled assembly of active colloidal molecules

(2019) Falko Schmidt et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Phase diagram of two-dimensional colloids with Yukawa repulsion and dipolar attraction

(2019) Nikita P. Kryuchkov et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Programmable bacteria induce durable tumor regression and systemic antitumor immunity

(2019) Sreyan Chowdhury et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Active Phase Separation in Mixtures of Chemically Interacting Particles

(2019) Jaime Agudo-Canalejo et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Directed propulsion of spherical particles along three dimensional helical trajectories

(2019) Jin Gyun Lee et al.   Nature Communications

Tunable self-healing of magnetically propelling colloidal carpets

(2019) Helena Massana-Cid et al.   Nature Communications

Colloidal gel elasticity arises from the packing of locally glassy clusters

(2019) Kathryn A. Whitaker et al.   Nature Communications

The odd free surface flows of a colloidal chiral fluid

(2019) Vishal Soni et al.   Nature Physics

A robot made of robots: Emergent transport and control of a smarticle ensemble

(2019) William Savoie et al.   Science Robotics

Experimental observation of flow fields around active Janus spheres

(2019) Andrew I. Campbell et al.   Nature Communications

Modeling chemo-hydrodynamic interactions of phoretic particles: A unified framework

(2019) Akhil Varma et al.   Physical Review Fluids

Directed Flow of Micromotors through Alignment Interactions with Micropatterned Ratchets

(2018) Jaideep Katuri et al.   ACS Nano

Shape-directed dynamics of active colloids powered by induced-charge electrophoresis

(2018) Allan M. Brooks et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Bioinspired microrobots

(2018) Stefano Palagi et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Interfacial energetics of two-dimensional colloidal clusters generated with a tunable anharmonic interaction potential

(2018) Elaa Hilou et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW MATERIALS

Chemotaxis of Active Janus Nanoparticles

(2018) Mihail N. Popescu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Dynamics of Binary Active Clusters Driven by Ion-Exchange Particles

(2018) Ran Niu et al.   ACS Nano

Thermodynamic costs of dynamic function in active soft matter

(2018) Yong Dou et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN SOLID STATE & MATERIALS SCIENCE

Self-Assembly of Colloidal Molecules due to Self-Generated Flow

(2017) Ran Niu et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Enhanced Fibrinolysis with Magnetically Powered Colloidal Microwheels

(2017) Tonguc O. Tasci et al.   Small

Ionic screening and dissociation are crucial for understanding chemical self-propulsion in polar solvents

(2017) Aidan T. Brown et al.   Soft Matter

Two-dimensional melting of colloids with long-range attractive interactions

(2017) Di Du et al.   Soft Matter

Guiding microscale swimmers using teardrop-shaped posts

(2017) Megan S. Davies Wykes et al.   Soft Matter

Odd viscosity in chiral active fluids

(2017) Debarghya Banerjee et al.   Nature Communications

Sequence-encoded colloidal origami and microbot assemblies from patchy magnetic cubes

(2017) Koohee Han et al.   Science Advances

Flocking ferromagnetic colloids

(2017) Andreas Kaiser et al.   Science Advances

Rocket Science at the Nanoscale

(2016) Jinxing Li et al.   ACS Nano

Collective dynamics of dipolar and multipolar colloids: From passive to active systems

(2016) Sabine H.L. Klapp   CURRENT OPINION IN COLLOID & INTERFACE SCIENCE

Reconfiguring active particles by electrostatic imbalance

(2016) Jing Yan et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Unstable fronts and motile structures formed by microrollers

(2016) Michelle Driscoll et al.   Nature Physics

Self-diffusiophoretic colloidal propulsion near a solid boundary

(2016) Ali Mozaffari et al.   PHYSICS OF FLUIDS

Active Particles in Complex and Crowded Environments

(2016) Clemens Bechinger et al.   REVIEWS OF MODERN PHYSICS

Origins of concentration gradients for diffusiophoresis

(2016) Darrell Velegol et al.   Soft Matter

Swimming Droplets

(2016) Corinna C. Maass et al.   Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics

Topographical pathways guide chemical microswimmers

(2016) Juliane Simmchen et al.   Nature Communications

Phototaxis of synthetic microswimmers in optical landscapes

(2016) Celia Lozano et al.   Nature Communications

Surface-enabled propulsion and control of colloidal microwheels

(2016) T. O. Tasci et al.   Nature Communications

Assembly of Reconfigurable Colloidal Structures by Multidirectional Field-Induced Interactions

(2015) Bhuvnesh Bharti et al.   LANGMUIR

Programmable self-assembly

(2015) Ludovico Cademartiri et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Pressure is not a state function for generic active fluids

(2015) A. P. Solon et al.   Nature Physics

Self-assembly of active colloidal molecules with dynamic function

(2015) Rodrigo Soto et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Towards a thermodynamics of active matter

(2015) S. C. Takatori et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Pressure and Phase Equilibria in Interacting Active Brownian Spheres

(2015) Alexandre P. Solon et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Collective Dynamics in a Binary Mixture of Hydrodynamically Coupled Microrotors

(2015) Kyongmin Yeo et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Shape control and compartmentalization in active colloidal cells

(2015) Matthew Spellings et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Electric-field–induced assembly and propulsion of chiral colloidal clusters

(2015) Fuduo Ma et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Self-propulsion of a catalytically active particle near a planar wall: from reflection to sliding and hovering

(2015) W. E. Uspal et al.   Soft Matter

Multidirectional, Multicomponent Electric Field Driven Assembly of Complex Colloidal Chains

(2015) Bhuvnesh Bharti et al.   ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIKALISCHE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Motility-Induced Phase Separation

(2015) Michael E. Cates et al.   Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics

Boundaries can steer active Janus spheres

(2015) Sambeeta Das et al.   Nature Communications

Artificial rheotaxis

(2015) J. Palacci et al.   Science Advances

Cooperative motion of active Brownian spheres in three-dimensional dense suspensions

(2014) Adam Wysocki et al.   EPL

Electrokinetic effects in catalytic platinum-insulator Janus swimmers

(2014) S. Ebbens et al.   EPL

Phoretic self-propulsion at finite Péclet numbers

(2014) Sébastien Michelin et al.   JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS

Analysis of the Field-Assisted Permanent Assembly of Oppositely Charged Particles

(2014) Bhuvnesh Bharti et al.   LANGMUIR

Numerical calculation of interaction forces between paramagnetic colloids in two-dimensional systems

(2014) Di Du et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Micro-mutual-dipolar model for rapid calculation of forces between paramagnetic colloids

(2014) Di Du et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Induced-charge electro-osmosis around metal and Janus spheres in water: Patterns of flow and breaking symmetries

(2014) Chenhui Peng et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Self-Assembly of Catalytically Active Colloidal Molecules: Tailoring Activity Through Surface Chemistry

(2014) Rodrigo Soto et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Swim Pressure: Stress Generation in Active Matter

(2014) S. C. Takatori et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Emergent Collective Phenomena in a Mixture of Hard Shapes through Active Rotation

(2014) Nguyen H. P. Nguyen et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Ionic effects in self-propelled Pt-coated Janus swimmers

(2014) Aidan Brown et al.   Soft Matter

Understanding the Efficiency of Autonomous Nano- and Microscale Motors

(2013) Wei Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Magnetic field guided colloidal assembly

(2013) Mingsheng Wang et al.   Materials Today

Small power: Autonomous nano- and micromotors propelled by self-generated gradients

(2013) Wei Wang et al.   Nano Today

Emergence of macroscopic directed motion in populations of motile colloids

(2013) Antoine Bricard et al.   NATURE

Electrohydrodynamic interaction of spherical particles under Quincke rotation

(2013) Debasish Das et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Structure and Dynamics of a Phase-Separating Active Colloidal Fluid

(2013) Gabriel S. Redner et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Dynamical Clustering and Phase Separation in Suspensions of Self-Propelled Colloidal Particles

(2013) Ivo Buttinoni et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Driving self-assembly and emergent dynamics in colloidal suspensions by time-dependent magnetic fields

(2013) James E Martin et al.   REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS

Hydrodynamics of soft active matter

(2013) M. C. Marchetti et al.   REVIEWS OF MODERN PHYSICS

Living Crystals of Light-Activated Colloidal Surfers

(2013) J. Palacci et al.   SCIENCE

Generating an in situ tunable interaction potential for probing 2-D colloidal phase behavior

(2013) Di Du et al.   Soft Matter

Directed colloidal self-assembly in toggled magnetic fields

(2013) James W. Swan et al.   Soft Matter

Size dependence of the propulsion velocity for catalytic Janus-sphere swimmers

(2012) Stephen Ebbens et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

The physics of the colloidal glass transition

(2012) Gary L Hunter et al.   REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS

Directed Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles

(2010) Marek Grzelczak et al.   ACS Nano

Dynamics of thermally driven capillary waves for two-dimensional droplets

(2010) Erkan Tüzel et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Understanding biophysicochemical interactions at the nano–bio interface

(2009) Andre E. Nel et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

The hydrodynamics of swimming microorganisms

(2009) Eric Lauga et al.   REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS

Nanoscale Forces and Their Uses in Self-Assembly

(2009) Kyle J. M. Bishop et al.   Small

Controlled torque on superparamagnetic beads for functional biosensors

(2008) X.J.A. Janssen et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Rheology of colloidal microphases in a model with competing interactions

(2008) Alessandra Imperio et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Induced-Charge Electrophoresis of Metallodielectric Particles

(2008) Sumit Gangwal et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Osmotic Propulsion: The Osmotic Motor

(2008) Ubaldo M. Córdova-Figueroa et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS