• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2015.03a
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• pp.76-82
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• 2015

Active matter는 스스로 에너지를 가지고 움직이는 개체들이 서로 상호작용을 하여 집단적인 움직임을 보이는 물질이다. Rotational noise model은 반발 상호작용과 rotational noise를 가지고 있는 self-propelled particle로 active matter를 설명한다. 이 연구에서는 rotational noise model에서의 상 도표와 클러스터 형성을 알아보고 입자들의 집단적인 운동을 도와주거나 방해할 수 있는 leader 입자와 seed가 클러스터의 운동에 어떠한 영향을 주는지 알아본다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.199-211
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• 2011

Using computational modeling, we design a pair of biomimetic microcapsules that exploit chemical mechanisms to communicate and alter their local environment. As a result, these synthetic objects can undergo autonomous, directed motion. In the simulations, signaling microcapsules release "agonist" particles, while target microcapsules release "antagonist" particles and the permeabilities of both capsule types depend on the local particle concentration in the surrounding solution. Additionally, the released nanoscopic particles can bind to the underlying substrate and thereby create adhesion gradients that propel the microcapsules to move. Hydrodynamic interactions and the feedback mechanism provided by the dissolved particles are both necessary to achieve the cooperative behavior exhibited by these microcapsules. Our model provides a platform for integrating both the spatial and temporal behavior of assemblies of "artificial cells", and allows us to design a rich variety of structures capable of exhibiting complex dynamics. Due to the cell-like attributes of polymeric microcapsules and polymersomes, material systems are available for realizing our predictions.