flow fields from active carpet (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania

flow fields from active carpet

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An active carpet made of molecular motors (top) generates strong flows, which enhances the diffusion of nearby particles as modeled by the resulting flow fields (bottom).

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Arnold Mathijssen

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