Active Mechanics of Networks and Gels I

Presentations

• Topological modes in disordered fiber networks under active driving

  Invited

  March 9, 2018, 8:00 AM – March 9, 2018, 8:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Xiaoming Mao

    • Physics, Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    • Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    • Physics, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    • University of Michigan

  Authors

  • Xiaoming Mao

    • Physics, Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    • Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    • Physics, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    • University of Michigan

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• Building active liquid crystals with tunable defect dynamics and variable elasticity

  ORAL

  March 9, 2018, 8:36 AM – March 9, 2018, 8:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Nitin Kumar

    • James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago

  Authors

  • Nitin Kumar

    • James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago

  • Rui Zhang

    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago

  • Jennifer Ross

    • Physics , University of Massachusetts
    • Physics, Univ of Mass - Amherst
    • University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • Univ of Mass - Amherst
    • University of Massachusetts, Amherst

  • Juan De Pablo

    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, Univ of Chicago
    • Institute for molecular engineering, The University of Chicago
    • University of Chicago
    • Univ of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
    • The Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago
    • Institute of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

  • Margaret Gardel

    • James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago
    • Physics, University of Chicago
    • University of Chicago Medical Center
    • Department of Physics, University of Chicago
    • James Franck Institute, University of Chicago

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• Localization of Semiflexible Filaments in a Random Potential.

  ORAL

  March 9, 2018, 8:48 AM – March 9, 2018, 9:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Valentin Slepukhin

    • Physics, Univ of California - Los Angeles

  Authors

  • Valentin Slepukhin

    • Physics, Univ of California - Los Angeles

  • Kei Mueller

    • Institute for Computational Mechanics, Technische Universität München

  • Alexander Levine

    • Univ of California - Los Angeles
    • Physics, Univ of California - Los Angeles
    • Physics & Astronomy, Univ of California - Los Angeles
    • Physics and Astronomy , University of California, Los Angeles

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• Stress relaxation in 3-D semiflexible network with transient cross linkers: A finite-element kinetic Monte Carlo approach

  ORAL

  March 9, 2018, 9:00 AM – March 9, 2018, 9:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Lu Shen

    • Univ of California - Los Angeles

  Authors

  • Lu Shen

    • Univ of California - Los Angeles

  • Sanjay Dharmavaram

    • Univ of California - Los Angeles

  • Alexander Levine

    • Univ of California - Los Angeles
    • Physics, Univ of California - Los Angeles
    • Physics & Astronomy, Univ of California - Los Angeles
    • Physics and Astronomy , University of California, Los Angeles

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• Active mechanics of fire-ant networks

  ORAL

  March 9, 2018, 9:12 AM – March 9, 2018, 9:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Franck Vernerey

    • Univ of Colorado - Boulder

  Authors

  • Franck Vernerey

    • Univ of Colorado - Boulder

  • Tong Shen

    • Univ of Colorado - Boulder

  • Shankar Lalitha Sridhar

    • Univ of Colorado - Boulder

  • Alberto Fernandez-Nieves

    • Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Physics, Georgia Inst of Tech
    • School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology

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• Non-linear mechanical properties of fire ant aggregations

  ORAL

  March 9, 2018, 9:24 AM – March 9, 2018, 9:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Michael Tennenbaum

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Michael Tennenbaum

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Alberto Fernandez-Nieves

    • Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Physics, Georgia Inst of Tech
    • School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology

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• How topology influences force chains in networks of epithelial cells

  ORAL

  March 9, 2018, 9:36 AM – March 9, 2018, 9:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Meryl Spencer

    • Physics, Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor

  Authors

  • Meryl Spencer

    • Physics, Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor

  • Jesus Lopez-Gay

    • Institut Curie

  • Yohanns Bellaïche

    • Institut Curie

  • David Lubensky

    • Physics, Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    • Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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• Actuation in simple gel and elastomer systems

  ORAL

  March 9, 2018, 9:48 AM – March 9, 2018, 10:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Justin Barone

    • Biological Systems Engineering, Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Virginia Tech

  Authors

  • Laura Hanzly

    • Biological Systems Engineering, Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Virginia Tech

  • Adair Maynard

    • Biological Systems Engineering, Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Virginia Tech

  • Justin Barone

    • Biological Systems Engineering, Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Virginia Tech

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• Cell Driven Buckling of Active Collagen Microbeams

  ORAL

  March 9, 2018, 10:00 AM – March 9, 2018, 10:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Cameron Morley

    • Univ of Florida - Gainesville
    • Mechanical Engineering, Univ of Florida - Gainesville
    • University of Florida

  Authors

  • Cameron Morley

    • Univ of Florida - Gainesville
    • Mechanical Engineering, Univ of Florida - Gainesville
    • University of Florida

  • Sarah Ellison

    • Univ of Florida - Gainesville
    • Mechanical Engineering, Univ of Florida - Gainesville
    • University of Florida

  • Tapomoy Bhattacharjee

    • Univ of Florida - Gainesville
    • Mechanical Engineering, Univ of Florida - Gainesville
    • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Univ of Florida - Gainesville
    • University of Florida

  • Tristan Hormel

    • Univ of Florida - Gainesville
    • Mechanical Engineering, Univ of Florida - Gainesville

  • Christopher O'Bryan

    • Univ of Florida - Gainesville
    • University of Florida

  • Sean Niemi

    • Univ of Florida - Gainesville
    • Mechanical Engineering, Univ of Florida - Gainesville

  • W. Sawyer

    • Univ of Florida - Gainesville
    • Mechanical Engineering, Univ of Florida - Gainesville
    • Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida

  • Thomas Angelini

    • Univ of Florida - Gainesville
    • Mechanical Engineering, Univ of Florida - Gainesville
    • Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
    • University of Florida
    • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Univ of Florida - Gainesville

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• Numerical Simulations of Activity-Driven Mechanical Instabilities in Gels

  ORAL

  March 9, 2018, 10:12 AM – March 9, 2018, 10:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Nicholas Derr

    • SEAS, Harvard Univ
    • SEAS, Harvard University

  Authors

  • Nicholas Derr

    • SEAS, Harvard Univ
    • SEAS, Harvard University

  • Christoph Weber

    • SEAS, Harvard Univ

  • L Mahadevan

    • SEAS, Harvard Univ
    • Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
    • SEAS, Harvard University

  • Christopher Rycroft

    • SEAS, Harvard Univ
    • Harvard University
    • SEAS, Harvard University
    • John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
    • Harvard Univ
    • Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
    • Applied Mathematics, Harvard University

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• Time-Dependent Microscale Mechanics of Actomyosin Networks During Triggered Activity

  ORAL

  March 9, 2018, 10:24 AM – March 9, 2018, 10:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Bekele Gurmessa

    • Physics and Biophysics, Univ of San Diego

  Authors

  • Bekele Gurmessa

    • Physics and Biophysics, Univ of San Diego

  • Rae Anderson

    • Physics and Biophysics, Univ of San Diego
    • Physics & Biophysics, University of San Diego
    • University of San Diego
    • Univ of San Diego

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• Active Plastisity

  ORAL

  March 9, 2018, 10:36 AM – March 9, 2018, 10:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Daniel Goldstein

    • Physics, Brandeis University

  Authors

  • Daniel Goldstein

    • Physics, Brandeis University

  • Bulbul Chakraborty

    • Physics, Brandeis University
    • Brandeis University
    • Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University
    • Martin A School of Physics, Brandeis University

  • Sriram Ramaswamy

    • Physics, Indian Institute of Science

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• The cell cytoskeleton and the cell nucleus: A tale of two interacting active environments

  ORAL

  March 9, 2018, 10:48 AM – March 9, 2018, 11:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Jennifer Schwarz

    • Department of Physics, Syracuse Univ
    • Physics, Syracuse University
    • Physics, Syracuse Univ

  Authors

  • Jennifer Schwarz

    • Department of Physics, Syracuse Univ
    • Physics, Syracuse University
    • Physics, Syracuse Univ

  • Kuang Liu

    • Department of Physics, Syracuse Univ
    • Physics, Syracuse University

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