Thin-film modeling of resting and moving active droplets

Physical Review. E
Sarah TrinschekUwe Thiele

Abstract

We propose a generic model for thin films and shallow drops of a polar active liquid that have a free surface and are in contact with a solid substrate. The model couples evolution equations for the film height and the local polarization in the form of a gradient dynamics supplemented with active stresses and fluxes. A wetting energy for a partially wetting liquid is incorporated allowing for motion of the liquid-solid-gas contact line. This gives a consistent basis for the description of drops of dense bacterial suspensions or compact aggregates of living cells on solid substrates. As example, we analyze the dynamics of two-dimensional active drops (i.e., ridges) and demonstrate how active forces compete with passive surface forces to shape droplets and drive their motion. In our simple two-dimensional scenario we find that defect structures within the polarization profile drastically influence the shape and motility of active droplets. Thus, we can observe a transition from resting to motile droplets via the elimination of defects in the polarization profile. Furthermore, droplet motility is modulated by strong active stresses. Contractile stresses even lead to topological changes, i.e., drop splitting, which is naturally enc...Continue Reading

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