Migration of active particle in mixtures of rigid and flexible rings
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| author | Li, Meng-Yuan Zheng, Ning Li, Yan-Wei |
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| contents | The migration of active particles in slowly moving, crowded, and heterogeneous media is fundamental to various biological processes and technological applications, such as cargo transport. In this study, we numerically investigate the dynamics of a single active particle in a medium composed of mixtures of rigid and flexible rings. We observe a non-monotonic dependence of diffusivity on the relative fraction of rigid to flexible rings, leading to the identification of an optimal composition for enhanced diffusion. This long-time non-monotonic diffusion, likely resulting from the different responses of the active particle to rigid and flexible rings, is coupled with transient short-time trapping. The probability distribution of trapping durations is well described by the extended entropic trap model. We further establish a universal relationship between particle activity and the optimal rigid-to-flexible ring ratio for diffusion, which aligns closely with our numerical results. |
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| spellingShingle | Migration of active particle in mixtures of rigid and flexible rings Li, Meng-Yuan Zheng, Ning Li, Yan-Wei Soft Condensed Matter The migration of active particles in slowly moving, crowded, and heterogeneous media is fundamental to various biological processes and technological applications, such as cargo transport. In this study, we numerically investigate the dynamics of a single active particle in a medium composed of mixtures of rigid and flexible rings. We observe a non-monotonic dependence of diffusivity on the relative fraction of rigid to flexible rings, leading to the identification of an optimal composition for enhanced diffusion. This long-time non-monotonic diffusion, likely resulting from the different responses of the active particle to rigid and flexible rings, is coupled with transient short-time trapping. The probability distribution of trapping durations is well described by the extended entropic trap model. We further establish a universal relationship between particle activity and the optimal rigid-to-flexible ring ratio for diffusion, which aligns closely with our numerical results. |
| title | Migration of active particle in mixtures of rigid and flexible rings |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.02096 |