Research
Biofluid Dynamics and Active Matter

Systems of motile interacting units (active matter)  exhibit fascinating emergent phenomena such as self-organization and directed motion at large scales. Familiar examples are flocks of birds, schools of fish, and bacterial biofilms. However, cells, tissues and organisms are also active matter systems, where energy-consuming  molecules or cells assemble into complex structures and patterns. Bio-inspired artificial active microparticles such as motile colloids have been subject of increasing research because of their potential use as building blocks for novel materials with reconfigurable architecture.

The faculty below research biofluid dynamics and active matter fluid dynamics.

Living Organisms

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Mitra Hartmann

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Professor of Computer Science (by courtesy)

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Malcolm MacIver

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

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Michael Markl

Lester B. and Frances T. Knight Professor of Cardiac Imaging

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

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Neelesh Patankar

Professor of Mechanical Engineering and (by courtesy) Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics

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Protein Folding

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Seth Lichter

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

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Active Colloids

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Petia Vlahovska

Professor of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics (by courtesy) Mechanical Engineering

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Membrane and Biomimetic Cells

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Petia Vlahovska

Professor of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics (by courtesy) Mechanical Engineering

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