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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
卷 24, 期 38, 页码 23779-23789出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d2cp02819k
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [21774091, 21574096, 21674078]
Active polymers exhibit either complete aggregation or free distribution near a single obstacle, with no partial aggregation observed. The formation of a giant aggregate goes through a nucleation process, and the transition curve shows hysteresis-like loops. The behavior of active polymers is characterized by strong randomness.
Filaments driven by bound motor proteins and chains of self-propelled colloidal particles are a typical example of active polymers (APs). Due to deformability, APs exhibit very rich dynamic behaviors and collective assembling structures. Here, we are concerned with a basic question: how APs behave near a single obstacle? We find that, in the presence of a big single obstacle, the assembly of APs becomes a two-state system, i.e. APs either gather nearly completely together into a giant jammed aggregate (GJA) on the surface of the obstacle or distribute freely in space. No partial aggregation is observed. Such a complete aggregation/collection is unexpected since it happens on a smooth convex surface instead of, e.g., a concave wedge. We find that the formation of a GJA experiences a process of nucleation and the curves of the transition between the GJA and the non-aggregate state form hysteresis-like loops. Statistical analysis of massive data on the growing time, chirality and angular velocity of both the GJAs and the corresponding nuclei shows the strong random nature of the phenomenon. Our results provide new insights into the behavior of APs in contact with porous media and also a reference for the design and application of polymeric active materials.
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