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Special Topic: Active Matter

Ran Ni, Mingcheng Yang, H. P. Zhang (Guest Editors)

This Special Topic covers recent advances in Active Matter, including the challenges, opportunities, and future directions in this field.

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Spatio-temporal control of the phase separation of chemically active immotile colloids

Yixin Peng, Longfei Li, Shutong Guo, Xi Chen, Chao Zhou, Dingyu Xing, Hepeng Zhang, Mingcheng Yang and Wei Wang

Published online: 04 December 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20230050

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Spontaneous unidirectional rotation of a symmetric gear driven by spherical active particles

Chao Wang, Wenchao Lian, Huishu Li, Wende Tian and Kang Chen

Published online: 05 January 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20230066

Open Access

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Effective diffusion of a tracer in active bath: A path-integral approach

Mengkai Feng and Zhonghuai Hou

Published online: 01 April 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20230069

Open Access

REVIEW

Physical principles at bio-nano interfaces with active matter

Xueqing Jin, Haixiao Wan, Zheng Jiao, Jiaqi Li and Li-Tang Yan

Published online: 29 March 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20230079

Open Access

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Clustering of quorum sensing colloidal particles

Yuxin Zhou, Yunyun Li and Fabio Marchesoni

Published online: 22 March 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20230081

Open Access

REVIEW

Emergent phenomena in chiral active matter

Joscha Mecke, James Obed Nketsiah, Ruiyao Li and Yongxiang Gao

Published online: 09 April 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20230086

Open Access

REVIEW

Macroscopic, artificial active matter

Luhui Ning, Hongwei Zhu, Jihua Yang, Qun Zhang, Peng Liu, Ran Ni and Ning Zheng

Published online: 17 May 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20240005

Open Access

GUEST EDITORIAL

Preface to the special topic on active matter

Ran Ni, Mingcheng Yang and H. P. Zhang

Published online: 13 June 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20240027