active matter and the cytoskeleton

P. K. Bal, A. Ouzeri, M. Arroyo (2025). Continuum theory for the mechanics of curved epithelial shells by coarse-graining an ensemble of active gel cellular surfaces. bioRxiv, 2025--02.

W. Mirza, A. Torres-Sánchez, G. Vilanova, M. Arroyo (2025). Variational formulation of active nematic fluids: theory and simulation. New Journal of Physics.

A. Ouzeri, S. Kale, N. Chahare, A. Torres-Sanchez, D. Santos, X. Trepat, M. Arroyo (2025). Theory of multiscale epithelial mechanics under stretch: from active gels to vertex models. bioRxiv, 2025--03.

W. Mirza, M. De Corato, M. Pensalfini, G. Vilanova, A. Torres-Sánchez, M. Arroyo (2024). Theory of active self-organization of dense nematic structures in the actin cytoskeleton. eLife, 13, RP93097.

Z. Kechagia, P. Sáez, M. Gómez-González, B. Canales, S. Viswanadha, M. Zamarbide, I. Andreu, T. Koorman, A. E. Beedle, A. Elosegui-Artola, P. W. B. Derksen, X. Trepat, M. Arroyo, P. Roca-Cusachs(2023). The laminin--keratin link shields the nucleus from mechanical deformation and signalling. Nature Materials, 22(11), 1409--1420.

M. Pensalfini, T. Golde, X. Trepat, M. Arroyo (2023). Nonaffine mechanics of entangled networks inspired by intermediate filaments. Physical Review Letters, 131(5), 058101.

X. Quiroga, N. Walani, A. Disanza, A. Chavero, A. Mittens, F. Tebar, X. Trepat, R. G. Parton, M. I. Geli, G. Scita, M. Arroyo, A. Le Roux, P. Roca-Cusachs (2023). A mechanosensing mechanism controls plasma membrane shape homeostasis at the nanoscale. eLife, 12, e72316.

M. De Corato, M. Arroyo (2022). A theory for the flow of chemically responsive polymer solutions: Equilibrium and shear-induced phase separation. Journal of Rheology, 66(5), 813--835.

M. De Corato, X. Arqué, T. Patino, M. Arroyo, S. Sánchez, I. Pagonabarraga (2020). Self-propulsion of active colloids via ion release: Theory and experiments. Physical Review Letters, 124(10), 108001.

M. De Corato, I. Pagonabarraga, L. K. Abdelmohsen, S. Sánchez, M. Arroyo (2020). Spontaneous polarization and locomotion of an active particle with surface-mobile enzymes. Physical Review Fluids, 5(12), 122001.

G. Gompper, R. G. Winkler, T. Speck, A. Solon, C. Nardini, F. Peruani, H. Lowen, R. Golestanian, U. B. Kaupp, L. Alvarez, others (2020). The 2020 motile active matter roadmap. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 32(19), 193001.