The Marcus-Lushnikov process is a finite stochastic particle system in which each particle is entirely characterized by its mass. Each pair of particles with masses x and y merges into a single particle at a given rate K(x, y). We consider a strongly gelling kernel behaving as K(x, y) = xαy+ xyα for some α ∈ (0, 1]. In such a case, it is well-known that gelation occurs, that is, giant particles...

An enormous dissipation of the order of 2 kJ/L takes place during the natural mixing process of fresh river water entering the salty sea. “Capacitive mixing” is a promising technique to efficiently harvest this energy in an environmentally clean and sustainable fashion. This method has its roots in the ability to store a very large amount of electric charge inside supercapacitor or battery elec...

The equilibrium structure and dynamics of a single polymer chain in a thermal solvent is by now well-understood in terms of scaling laws. Here, we consider a polymer in a bacterial bath, i.e., in a solvent consisting of active particles which bring in nonequilibrium fluctuations. Using computer simulations of a self-avoiding polymer chain in two dimensions which is exposed to a dilute bath of a...

The synthesis and physicochemical properties of hydrogels with interpenetrated physical chemical networks were considered in relation to their prospective application as biomimetic materials biomedicine bioengineering. study was focused on combined based natural polysaccharide—calcium alginate (CaAlg) a synthetic polymer–polyacrylamide (PAAm). series varying proportions among polyacrylamide hav...

Brain tissue swelling is a dangerous consequence of traumatic injury and is associated with raised intracranial pressure and restricted blood flow. We consider the mechanical effects that drive swelling of brain tissue slices in an ionic solution bath, motivated by recent experimental results that showed that the volume change of tissue slices depends on the ionic concentration of the bathing s...

Applications of bacterial endophytes and their advanced identification methodologiesR. Renugadevi, M. P. Ayyappadas, V. Subha Priya, Flory Shobana, K. Vivekanandhan