TY - JOUR
T1 - The 2020 motile active matter roadmap
AU - Gompper, Gerhard
AU - Winkler, Roland G
AU - Speck, Thomas
AU - Solon, Alexandre
AU - Nardini, Cesare
AU - Peruani, Fernando
AU - Löwen, Hartmut
AU - Golestanian, Ramin
AU - Kaupp, U Benjamin
AU - Alvarez, Luis
AU - Kiørboe, Thomas
AU - Lauga, Eric
AU - Poon, Wilson C K
AU - DeSimone, Antonio
AU - Muiños-Landin, Santiago
AU - Fischer, Alexander
AU - Söker, Nicola A
AU - Cichos, Frank
AU - Kapral, Raymond
AU - Gaspard, Pierre
AU - Ripoll, Marisol
AU - Sagues, Francesc
AU - Doostmohammadi, Amin
AU - Yeomans, Julia M
AU - Aranson, Igor S
AU - Bechinger, Clemens
AU - Stark, Holger
AU - Hemelrijk, Charlotte K
AU - Nedelec, François J
AU - Sarkar, Trinish
AU - Aryaksama, Thibault
AU - Lacroix, Mathilde
AU - Duclos, Guillaume
AU - Yashunsky, Victor
AU - Silberzan, Pascal
AU - Arroyo, Marino
AU - Kale, Sohan
PY - 2020/5/8
Y1 - 2020/5/8
N2 - Activity and autonomous motion are fundamental in living and engineering systems. This has stimulated the new field of 'active matter' in recent years, which focuses on the physical aspects of propulsion mechanisms, and on motility-induced emergent collective behavior of a larger number of identical agents. The scale of agents ranges from nanomotors and microswimmers, to cells, fish, birds, and people. Inspired by biological microswimmers, various designs of autonomous synthetic nano- and micromachines have been proposed. Such machines provide the basis for multifunctional, highly responsive, intelligent (artificial) active materials, which exhibit emergent behavior and the ability to perform tasks in response to external stimuli. A major challenge for understanding and designing active matter is their inherent nonequilibrium nature due to persistent energy consumption, which invalidates equilibrium concepts such as free energy, detailed balance, and time-reversal symmetry. Unraveling, predicting, and controlling the behavior of active matter is a truly interdisciplinary endeavor at the interface of biology, chemistry, ecology, engineering, mathematics, and physics. The vast complexity of phenomena and mechanisms involved in the self-organization and dynamics of motile active matter comprises a major challenge. Hence, to advance, and eventually reach a comprehensive understanding, this important research area requires a concerted, synergetic approach of the various disciplines. The 2020 motile active matter roadmap of Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter addresses the current state of the art of the field and provides guidance for both students as well as established scientists in their efforts to advance this fascinating area.
AB - Activity and autonomous motion are fundamental in living and engineering systems. This has stimulated the new field of 'active matter' in recent years, which focuses on the physical aspects of propulsion mechanisms, and on motility-induced emergent collective behavior of a larger number of identical agents. The scale of agents ranges from nanomotors and microswimmers, to cells, fish, birds, and people. Inspired by biological microswimmers, various designs of autonomous synthetic nano- and micromachines have been proposed. Such machines provide the basis for multifunctional, highly responsive, intelligent (artificial) active materials, which exhibit emergent behavior and the ability to perform tasks in response to external stimuli. A major challenge for understanding and designing active matter is their inherent nonequilibrium nature due to persistent energy consumption, which invalidates equilibrium concepts such as free energy, detailed balance, and time-reversal symmetry. Unraveling, predicting, and controlling the behavior of active matter is a truly interdisciplinary endeavor at the interface of biology, chemistry, ecology, engineering, mathematics, and physics. The vast complexity of phenomena and mechanisms involved in the self-organization and dynamics of motile active matter comprises a major challenge. Hence, to advance, and eventually reach a comprehensive understanding, this important research area requires a concerted, synergetic approach of the various disciplines. The 2020 motile active matter roadmap of Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter addresses the current state of the art of the field and provides guidance for both students as well as established scientists in their efforts to advance this fascinating area.
U2 - 10.1088/1361-648X/ab6348
DO - 10.1088/1361-648X/ab6348
M3 - Article
C2 - 32058979
SN - 0953-8984
VL - 32
JO - Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter
JF - Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter
IS - 19
M1 - 193001
ER -