Search Results - "Brenner, Michael P."
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Machine learning–accelerated computational fluid dynamics
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (25-05-2021)“…Numerical simulation of fluids plays an essential role in modeling many physical phenomena, such as weather, climate, aerodynamics, and plasma physics. Fluids…”
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Dynamic equilibrium mechanism for surface nanobubble stabilization
Published in Physical review letters (21-11-2008)“…Recent experiments have convincingly demonstrated the existence of surface nanobubbles on submerged hydrophobic surfaces. However, classical theory dictates…”
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Local Pore Size Correlations Determine Flow Distributions in Porous Media
Published in Physical review letters (03-10-2017)“…The relationship between the microstructure of a porous medium and the observed flow distribution is still a puzzle. We resolve it with an analytical model,…”
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Enhanced diffusion by binding to the crosslinks of a polymer gel
Published in Nature communications (19-10-2018)“…Creating a selective gel that filters particles based on their interactions is a major goal of nanotechnology, with far-reaching implications from drug…”
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Size limits of self-assembled colloidal structures made using specific interactions
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (11-11-2014)“…We establish size limitations for assembling structures of controlled size and shape out of colloidal particles with short-ranged interactions. Through…”
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Free-Energy Landscape of Clusters of Attractive Hard Spheres
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (29-01-2010)“…The study of clusters has provided a tangible link between local geometry and bulk condensed matter, but experiments have not yet systematically explored the…”
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Multifarious assembly mixtures: Systems allowing retrieval of diverse stored structures
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (06-01-2015)“…Self-assembly materials are traditionally designed so that molecular or mesoscale components form a single kind of large structure. Here, we propose a scheme…”
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Precursors to splashing of liquid droplets on a solid surface
Published in Physical review letters (03-04-2009)“…A high velocity impact between a liquid droplet and a solid surface produces a splash. Classical work traced the origin of the splash to a thin sheet of fluid…”
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Self-replicating colloidal clusters
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (04-02-2014)“…We construct schemes for self-replicating clusters of spherical particles, validated with computer simulations in a finite-temperature heat bath. Each particle…”
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Design principles for self-assembly with short-range interactions
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (29-03-2011)“…Recent experimental advances have opened up the possibility of equilibrium self-assembly of functionalized nanoblocks with a high degree of controllable…”
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Uncovering the mechanism for aggregation in repeat expanded RNA reveals a reentrant transition
Published in Nature communications (19-01-2023)“…RNA molecules aggregate under certain conditions. The resulting condensates are implicated in human neurological disorders, and can potentially be designed…”
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Liquid transport facilitated by channels in Bacillus subtilis biofilms
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (15-01-2013)“…Many bacteria on earth exist in surface-attached communities known as biofilms. These films are responsible for manifold problems, including hospital-acquired…”
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Random network peristalsis in Physarum polycephalum organizes fluid flows across an individual
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (13-08-2013)“…Individuals can function as integrated organisms only when information and resources are shared across a body. Signals and substrates are commonly moved using…”
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Osmotic spreading of Bacillus subtilis biofilms driven by an extracellular matrix
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (24-01-2012)“…Bacterial biofilms are organized communities of cells living in association with surfaces. The hallmark of biofilm formation is the secretion of a polymeric…”
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A computational toolbox for the assembly yield of complex and heterogeneous structures
Published in Nature communications (14-12-2023)“…The self-assembly of complex structures from a set of non-identical building blocks is a hallmark of soft matter and biological systems, including protein…”
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Programming cell growth into different cluster shapes using diffusible signals
Published in PLoS computational biology (01-11-2021)“…Advances in genetic engineering technologies have allowed the construction of artificial genetic circuits, which have been used to generate spatial patterns of…”
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How bumps on whale flippers delay stall: an aerodynamic model
Published in Physical review letters (08-02-2008)“…Wind tunnel experiments have shown that bumps on the leading edge of model humpback whale flippers cause them to "stall" (i.e., lose lift dramatically) more…”
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Energy transfer and vortex structures: visualizing the incompressible turbulent energy cascade
Published in New journal of physics (01-10-2023)“…Abstract The transfer of kinetic energy from large to small scales is a hallmark of turbulent flows. Yet, a precise mechanistic description of this transfer,…”
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A geometrical approach to computing free-energy landscapes from short-ranged potentials
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (02-01-2013)“…Particles interacting with short-ranged potentials have attracted increasing interest, partly for their ability to model mesoscale systems such as colloids…”
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Turbulence generation through an iterative cascade of the elliptical instability
Published in Science advances (28-02-2020)“…The essence of turbulent flow is the conveyance of energy through the formation, interaction, and destruction of eddies over a wide range of spatial…”
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