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text: When in equilibrium, thermal forces agitate molecules, which then diffuse,
collide and bind to form materials. However, the space of accessible structures
in which micron-scale particles can be organized by thermal forces is limited,
owing to the slow dynamics and metastable states. Active agents in a passive fluid
generate forces and flows, forming a bath with active fluctuations. Two unanswered
questions are whether those active agents can drive the assembly of passive components
into unconventional states and which material properties they will exhibit. Here
we show that passive, sticky beads immersed in a bath of swimming Escherichia
coli bacteria aggregate into unconventional clusters and gels that are controlled
by the activity of the bath. We observe a slow but persistent rotation of the
aggregates that originates in the chirality of the E. coli flagella and directs
aggregation into structures that are not accessible thermally. We elucidate the
aggregation mechanism with a numerical model of spinning, sticky beads and reproduce
quantitatively the experimental results. We show that internal activity controls
the phase diagram and the structure of the aggregates. Overall, our results highlight
the promising role of active baths in designing the structural and mechanical
properties of materials with unconventional phases.
acknowledgement: D.G. and J.P. thank E. Krasnopeeva, C. Guet, G. Guessous and T. Hwa
for providing the E. coli strains. This material is based upon work supported by
the US Department of Energy under award DE-SC0019769. I.P. acknowledges funding
by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Marie
Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 101034413. A.Š. acknowledges funding from the
European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme (Grant No. 802960). M.C.U. acknowledges funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant
Agreement No. 754411.
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last_name: Grober
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full_name: Palaia, Ivan
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last_name: Palaia
orcid: ' 0000-0002-8843-9485 '
- first_name: Mehmet C
full_name: Ucar, Mehmet C
id: 50B2A802-6007-11E9-A42B-EB23E6697425
last_name: Ucar
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- first_name: Edouard B
full_name: Hannezo, Edouard B
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last_name: Hannezo
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- first_name: Anđela
full_name: Šarić, Anđela
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last_name: Šarić
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- first_name: Jérémie A
full_name: Palacci, Jérémie A
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last_name: Palacci
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citation:
ama: Grober D, Palaia I, Ucar MC, Hannezo EB, Šarić A, Palacci JA. Unconventional
colloidal aggregation in chiral bacterial baths. Nature Physics. 2023;19:1680-1688.
doi:10.1038/s41567-023-02136-x
apa: Grober, D., Palaia, I., Ucar, M. C., Hannezo, E. B., Šarić, A., & Palacci,
J. A. (2023). Unconventional colloidal aggregation in chiral bacterial baths.
Nature Physics. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02136-x
chicago: Grober, Daniel, Ivan Palaia, Mehmet C Ucar, Edouard B Hannezo, Anđela Šarić,
and Jérémie A Palacci. “Unconventional Colloidal Aggregation in Chiral Bacterial
Baths.” Nature Physics. Springer Nature, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02136-x.
ieee: D. Grober, I. Palaia, M. C. Ucar, E. B. Hannezo, A. Šarić, and J. A. Palacci,
“Unconventional colloidal aggregation in chiral bacterial baths,” Nature Physics,
vol. 19. Springer Nature, pp. 1680–1688, 2023.
ista: Grober D, Palaia I, Ucar MC, Hannezo EB, Šarić A, Palacci JA. 2023. Unconventional
colloidal aggregation in chiral bacterial baths. Nature Physics. 19, 1680–1688.
mla: Grober, Daniel, et al. “Unconventional Colloidal Aggregation in Chiral Bacterial
Baths.” Nature Physics, vol. 19, Springer Nature, 2023, pp. 1680–88, doi:10.1038/s41567-023-02136-x.
short: D. Grober, I. Palaia, M.C. Ucar, E.B. Hannezo, A. Šarić, J.A. Palacci, Nature
Physics 19 (2023) 1680–1688.
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grant_number: '101034413'
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---
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abstract:
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text: Gears and cogwheels are elemental components of machines. They restrain degrees
of freedom and channel power into a specified motion. Building and powering small-scale
cogwheels are key steps toward feasible micro and nanomachinery. Assembly, energy
injection, and control are, however, a challenge at the microscale. In contrast
with passive gears, whose function is to transmit torques from one to another,
interlocking and untethered active gears have the potential to unveil dynamics
and functions untapped by externally driven mechanisms. Here, it is shown the
assembly and control of a family of self-spinning cogwheels with varying teeth
numbers and study the interlocking of multiple cogwheels. The teeth are formed
by colloidal microswimmers that power the structure. The cogwheels are autonomous
and active, showing persistent rotation. Leveraging the angular momentum of optical
vortices, we control the direction of rotation of the cogwheels. The pairs of
interlocking and active cogwheels that roll over each other in a random walk and
have curvature-dependent mobility are studied. This behavior is leveraged to self-position
parts and program microbots, demonstrating the ability to pick up, direct, and
release a load. The work constitutes a step toward autonomous machinery with external
control as well as (re)programmable microbots and matter.
acknowledgement: 'Army Research Office. Grant Number: W911NF-20-1-0112'
article_number: '2200129'
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author:
- first_name: Quentin
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last_name: Martinet
- first_name: Antoine
full_name: Aubret, Antoine
last_name: Aubret
- first_name: Jérémie A
full_name: Palacci, Jérémie A
id: 8fb92548-2b22-11eb-b7c1-a3f0d08d7c7d
last_name: Palacci
orcid: 0000-0002-7253-9465
citation:
ama: Martinet Q, Aubret A, Palacci JA. Rotation control, interlocking, and self‐positioning
of active cogwheels. Advanced Intelligent Systems. 2023;5(1). doi:10.1002/aisy.202200129
apa: Martinet, Q., Aubret, A., & Palacci, J. A. (2023). Rotation control, interlocking,
and self‐positioning of active cogwheels. Advanced Intelligent Systems.
Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202200129
chicago: Martinet, Quentin, Antoine Aubret, and Jérémie A Palacci. “Rotation Control,
Interlocking, and Self‐positioning of Active Cogwheels.” Advanced Intelligent
Systems. Wiley, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202200129.
ieee: Q. Martinet, A. Aubret, and J. A. Palacci, “Rotation control, interlocking,
and self‐positioning of active cogwheels,” Advanced Intelligent Systems,
vol. 5, no. 1. Wiley, 2023.
ista: Martinet Q, Aubret A, Palacci JA. 2023. Rotation control, interlocking, and
self‐positioning of active cogwheels. Advanced Intelligent Systems. 5(1), 2200129.
mla: Martinet, Quentin, et al. “Rotation Control, Interlocking, and Self‐positioning
of Active Cogwheels.” Advanced Intelligent Systems, vol. 5, no. 1, 2200129,
Wiley, 2023, doi:10.1002/aisy.202200129.
short: Q. Martinet, A. Aubret, J.A. Palacci, Advanced Intelligent Systems 5 (2023).
date_created: 2023-04-12T08:30:03Z
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abstract:
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text: If you mix fruit syrups with alcohol to make a schnapps, the two liquids will
remain perfectly blended forever. But if you mix oil with vinegar to make a vinaigrette,
the oil and vinegar will soon separate back into their previous selves. Such liquid-liquid
phase separation is a thermodynamically driven phenomenon and plays an important
role in many biological processes (1). Although energy injection at the macroscale
can reverse the phase separation—a strong shake is the normal response to a separated
vinaigrette—little is known about the effect of energy added at the microscopic
level on phase separation. This fundamental question has deep ramifications, notably
in biology, because active processes also make the interior of a living cell different
from a dead one. On page 768 of this issue, Adkins et al. (2) examine how mechanical
activity at the microscopic scale affects liquid-liquid phase separation and allows
liquids to climb surfaces.
article_processing_charge: No
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author:
- first_name: Jérémie A
full_name: Palacci, Jérémie A
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last_name: Palacci
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citation:
ama: Palacci JA. A soft active matter that can climb walls. Science. 2022;377(6607):710-711.
doi:10.1126/science.adc9202
apa: Palacci, J. A. (2022). A soft active matter that can climb walls. Science.
American Association for the Advancement of Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adc9202
chicago: Palacci, Jérémie A. “A Soft Active Matter That Can Climb Walls.” Science.
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adc9202.
ieee: J. A. Palacci, “A soft active matter that can climb walls,” Science,
vol. 377, no. 6607. American Association for the Advancement of Science, pp. 710–711,
2022.
ista: Palacci JA. 2022. A soft active matter that can climb walls. Science. 377(6607),
710–711.
mla: Palacci, Jérémie A. “A Soft Active Matter That Can Climb Walls.” Science,
vol. 377, no. 6607, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2022,
pp. 710–11, doi:10.1126/science.adc9202.
short: J.A. Palacci, Science 377 (2022) 710–711.
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abstract:
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text: 'Machines enabled the Industrial Revolution and are central to modern technological
progress: A machine’s parts transmit forces, motion, and energy to one another
in a predetermined manner. Today’s engineering frontier, building artificial micromachines
that emulate the biological machinery of living organisms, requires faithful assembly
and energy consumption at the microscale. Here, we demonstrate the programmable
assembly of active particles into autonomous metamachines using optical templates.
Metamachines, or machines made of machines, are stable, mobile and autonomous
architectures, whose dynamics stems from the geometry. We use the interplay between
anisotropic force generation of the active colloids with the control of their
orientation by local geometry. This allows autonomous reprogramming of active
particles of the metamachines to achieve multiple functions. It permits the modular
assembly of metamachines by fusion, reconfiguration of metamachines and, we anticipate,
a shift in focus of self-assembly towards active matter and reprogrammable materials.'
acknowledgement: The authors thank R. Jazzar for useful advice regarding the synthesis
of heterodimers. We thank S. Sacanna for critical reading. This material is based
upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMR-1554724
and Department of Army Research under grant W911NF-20-1-0112.
article_number: '6398'
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- first_name: Antoine
full_name: Aubret, Antoine
last_name: Aubret
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full_name: Martinet, Quentin
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last_name: Martinet
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full_name: Palacci, Jérémie A
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last_name: Palacci
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citation:
ama: Aubret A, Martinet Q, Palacci JA. Metamachines of pluripotent colloids. Nature
Communications. 2021;12(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26699-6
apa: Aubret, A., Martinet, Q., & Palacci, J. A. (2021). Metamachines of pluripotent
colloids. Nature Communications. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26699-6
chicago: Aubret, Antoine, Quentin Martinet, and Jérémie A Palacci. “Metamachines
of Pluripotent Colloids.” Nature Communications. Springer Nature, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26699-6.
ieee: A. Aubret, Q. Martinet, and J. A. Palacci, “Metamachines of pluripotent colloids,”
Nature Communications, vol. 12, no. 1. Springer Nature, 2021.
ista: Aubret A, Martinet Q, Palacci JA. 2021. Metamachines of pluripotent colloids.
Nature Communications. 12(1), 6398.
mla: Aubret, Antoine, et al. “Metamachines of Pluripotent Colloids.” Nature Communications,
vol. 12, no. 1, 6398, Springer Nature, 2021, doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26699-6.
short: A. Aubret, Q. Martinet, J.A. Palacci, Nature Communications 12 (2021).
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