Broken Detailed Balance of Filament Dynamics in Active Networks

Equilibrium physics breakdown reveals the active nature of red blood cell flickering

(2016) H. Turlier et al.   Nature Physics

Broken detailed balance at mesoscopic scales in active biological systems

(2016) Christopher Battle et al.   SCIENCE

A fresh eye on nonequilibrium systems

(2016) Jean-Francois Rupprecht et al.   SCIENCE

Direct Cytoskeleton Forces Cause Membrane Softening in Red Blood Cells

(2015) Ruddi Rodríguez-García et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Active gel physics

(2015) J. Prost et al.   Nature Physics

Modeling the dynamics of a tracer particle in an elastic active gel

(2015) E. Ben-Isaac et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Random bursts determine dynamics of active filaments

(2015) Christoph A. Weber et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dynamics of Active Semiflexible Polymers

(2014) A. Ghosh et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Probing the Stochastic, Motor-Driven Properties of the Cytoplasm Using Force Spectrum Microscopy

(2014) Ming Guo et al.   CELL

Modeling semiflexible polymer networks

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High-resolution mapping of intracellular fluctuations using carbon nanotubes

(2014) N. Fakhri et al.   SCIENCE

Molecular motors robustly drive active gels to a critically connected state

(2013) José Alvarado et al.   Nature Physics

Hydrodynamics of soft active matter

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

F-actin buckling coordinates contractility and severing in a biomimetic actomyosin cortex

(2012) M. P. Murrell et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Frozen steady states in active systems

(2011) V. Schaller et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Non-Gaussian athermal fluctuations in active gels

(2011) Toshihiro Toyota et al.   Soft Matter

Effective temperature of active complex matter

(2011) Davide Loi et al.   Soft Matter

Active cellular materials

(2010) Frederick C MacKintosh et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

Polar patterns of driven filaments

(2010) Volker Schaller et al.   NATURE

Cell mechanics and the cytoskeleton

(2010) Daniel A. Fletcher et al.   NATURE

The Mechanics and Fluctuation Spectrum of Active Gels†

(2009) Alex J. Levine et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

High-Resolution Probing of Cellular Force Transmission

(2009) Daisuke Mizuno et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Generalized Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem for Steady-State Systems

(2009) J. Prost et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Cytoplasmic diffusion: molecular motors mix it up

(2008) Clifford P. Brangwynne et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Nonequilibrium Mechanics and Dynamics of Motor-Activated Gels

(2008) F. C. MacKintosh et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Nonequilibrium Microtubule Fluctuations in a Model Cytoskeleton

(2008) Clifford P. Brangwynne et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS