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3D中由偶极活性布朗粒子形成的活性链流体与凝胶

Active string fluids and gels formed by dipolar active Brownian particles in 3D

Maria Kelidou, Mohammad Fazelzadeh, Baptiste Parage, Sara Jabbari Farouji

AI总结:

通过3D布朗动力学模拟,研究了自驱动与偶极相互作用对动态自组装的影响,发现活性力调控下系统可形成活性链流体或凝胶,并伴随扩散增强与拓扑结构转变。

摘要:

具有永久磁偶极矩的自驱动粒子天然存在于趋磁细菌以及活性胶体或微型机器人等人工系统中。然而,自驱动与各向异性偶极-偶极相互作用在三维(3D)动态自组装中的相互影响仍不甚明了。我们在3D中进行了活性偶极粒子的布朗动力学模拟,重点关注低密度区域,在此区域中,随着偶极耦合强度的增加,偶极硬球倾向于形成链状聚集体和渗流网络。我们发现,强活性力会抵消偶极吸引力,有效抑制链状聚集和网络形成。相反,以低至中等力激活粒子会导致由活性链和环组成的流体。在强偶极耦合强度下,这种活性流体转变为活性凝胶,由活性链的渗流网络构成。尽管活性凝胶的整体结构保持互连,但由于活性偶极粒子的键寿命缩短,网络经历了更频繁的构型重排。因此,与被动对应物相比,粒子在链状活性流体和活性凝胶中表现出增强的平移和旋转扩散。我们量化了活性对聚集体拓扑结构的影响,因为它们从分支结构转变为未连接的链和环。我们的发现总结在状态图中,描绘了偶极耦合强度和活性力大小对系统的影响。

英文摘要:

Self-propelled particles possessing permanent magnetic dipole moments occur naturally in magnetotactic bacteria and in man-made systems like active colloids or micro-robots. Yet, the interplay between self-propulsion and anisotropic dipole-dipole interactions on dynamic self-assembly in three dimensions (3D) remains poorly understood. We conduct Brownian dynamics simulations of active dipolar particles in 3D, focusing on the low-density regime, where dipolar hard spheres tend to form chain-like aggregates and percolated networks with increasing dipolar coupling strength. We find that strong active forces override dipolar attractions, effectively inhibiting chain-like aggregation and network formation. Conversely, activating particles with low to moderate forces results in a fluid composed of active chains and rings. At strong dipolar coupling strengths, this active fluid transitions into an active gel, consisting of a percolated network of active chains. Although the overall structure of the active gel remains interconnected, the network experiences more frequent configurational rearrangements due to the reduced bond lifetime of active dipolar particles. Consequently, particles exhibit enhanced translational and rotational diffusion within the active fluid of strings and active gels compared to their passive counterparts. We quantify the influence of activity on aggregates topology, as they transition from branched structures to unconnected chains and rings. Our findings are summarized in a state diagram, delineating the impact of dipolar coupling strength and active force magnitude on the system.

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