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Active Matter

Material systems composed of energy-consuming and force-generating parts whose collective activities can generate complex behaviors. Examples include cellular cytoskeletons and schools of fish.

References:

Needleman, D. and Z. Dogic (2017). “Active matter at the interface between materials science and cell biology.” Nature Reviews Materials 2:1–14.