Generic theory of active polar gels: a paradigm for cytoskeletal dynamics

@article{KruEPJE05, abstract = {We develop a general theory for active viscoelastic materials made of polar filaments. This theory is motivated by the dynamics of the cytoskeleton. The continuous consumption of a fuel leads to a non equilibrium state characterized by the generation of flows and stresses. Our theory can be applied to experiments in which cytoskeletal patterns are set in motion by active processes such as those which are at work in cells.}, author = {Kruse, K. and Joanny, J. F. and J\"{u}licher, F. and Prost, J. and Sekimoto, K. }, citeulike-article-id = {3037058}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epje/e2005-00002-5}, journal = {The European Physical Journal E - Soft Matter}, keywords = {active, continuum, cytoskeleton}, month = {January}, number = {1}, pages = {5--16}, posted-at = {2008-07-23 16:04:50}, priority = {0}, title = {Generic theory of active polar gels: a paradigm for cytoskeletal dynamics}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epje/e2005-00002-5}, volume = {16}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - KruEPJE05 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3037058 TI - Generic theory of active polar gels: a paradigm for cytoskeletal dynamics JF - The European Physical Journal E - Soft Matter VL - 16 IS - 1 SP - 5 EP - 16 N2 - We develop a general theory for active viscoelastic materials made of polar filaments. This theory is motivated by the dynamics of the cytoskeleton. The continuous consumption of a fuel leads to a non equilibrium state characterized by the generation of flows and stresses. Our theory can be applied to experiments in which cytoskeletal patterns are set in motion by active processes such as those which are at work in cells. KW - active KW - continuum KW - cytoskeleton AU - Kruse, K AU - Joanny, JF AU - Jülicher, F AU - Prost, J AU - Sekimoto, K PY - 2005/01/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epje/e2005-00002-5 ER -