2023

(2023) Steering self-organisation through confinement. Soft Matter, 19 (9). pp. 1695-1704. doi:10.1039/d2sm01562e ISSN 1744-683X.

2022

Grobas, Iago, Asally, Munehiro and Polin, Marco (2022) The dynamics of single-to-multi layer transition in bacterial swarms. Frontiers in Soft Matter, 2 . 936779. doi:10.3389/frsfm.2022.936779 ISSN 2813-0499.

Williams, Stephen, Jeanneret, Raphaël, Tuval, Idan and Polin, Marco (2022) Confinement-induced accumulation and de-mixing of microscopic active-passive mixtures. Nature Communications, 13 (1). 4776 . doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32520-9 ISSN 2041-1723.

Souzy, Mathieu, Allard, Antoine, Louf, Jean-François, Contino, Matteo, Tuval, Idan and Polin, Marco (2022) Microbial narrow-escape is facilitated by wall interactions. Physical Review Research, 4 (2). L022029. doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.L022029

Latva, Mira, Dedman, Craig J., Wright, Robyn J., Polin, Marco and Christie-Oleza, Joseph A. (2022) Microbial pioneers of plastic colonisation in coastal seawaters. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 179 . 113701. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113701 ISSN 0025-326X.

2021

Aguilo-Ferretjans, Maria del Mar, Bosch, Rafael, Puxty, Richard J., Latva, Mira, Zadjelovic, Vinko, Chhun, Audam, Sousoni, Despoina, Polin, Marco, Scanlan, David J. and Christie-Oleza, Joseph A. (2021) Pili allow dominant marine cyanobacteria to avoid sinking and evade predation. Nature Communications, 12 (1). 1857. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22152-w ISSN 2041-1723.

Grobas, Iago, Polin, Marco and Asally, Munehiro (2021) Swarming bacteria undergo localized dynamic phase transition to form stress-induced biofilms. eLife, 10 . e62632. doi:10.7554/eLife.62632 ISSN 2050-084X.

2020

Mosby, Lewis S., Polin, Marco and Köster, Darius Vasco (2020) A Python based automated tracking routine for myosin II filaments. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 53 (30). 304002. doi:10.1088/1361-6463/ab87bf ISSN 0022-3727.

Mosby, Lewis S., Hundt, N., Young, G., Fineberg, A., Polin, Marco, Mayor, S., Kukura, Philipp and Köster, Darius (2020) Myosin II filament dynamics in actin networks revealed with interferometric scattering microscopy. Biophysical Journal . doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2020.02.025 ISSN 0006-3495.

2019

Jeanneret, Raphaël, Pushkin, Dmitri O. and Polin, Marco (2019) Confinement enhances the diversity of microbial flow fields. Physical Review Letters, 123 (24). 248102. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.248102 ISSN 0031-9007.

Arrieta, Jorge, Polin, Marco, Saleta-Piersanti, Ramon and Tuval, Idan (2019) Light control of localized photobioconvection. Physical Review Letters, 123 (15). 158101. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.158101 ISSN 0031-9007.

2018

Liu, Yujie, Claydon, Rory, Polin, Marco and Brumley, Douglas R. (2018) Transitions in synchronization states of model cilia through basal-connection coupling. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 15 (147). doi:10.1098/rsif.2018.0450 ISSN 1742-5689.

Mathijssen, Arnold, Jeanneret, Raphaël and Polin, Marco (2018) Universal entrainment mechanism controls contact times with motile cells. Physical Review Fluids, 3 (3). 033103. doi:10.1103/PhysRevFluids.3.033103

2017

Arrieta, Jorge, Barreira, Ana, Chioccioli, Maurizio, Polin, Marco and Tuval, Idan (2017) Phototaxis beyond turning: persistent accumulation and response acclimation of the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Scientific Reports, 7 (1). 3447. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-03618-8 ISSN 2045-2322.

2016

Brumley, Douglas R., Bruot, Nicolas, Kotar, Jurij, Goldstein, Raymond E., Cicuta, Pietro and Polin, Marco (2016) Long-range interactions, wobbles, and phase defects in chains of model cilia. Physical Review Fluids, 1 (8). 081201(R). doi:10.1103/PhysRevFluids.1.081201 ISSN 2469-990X.

Jeanneret, Raphaël, Contino, Matteo and Polin, Marco (2016) A brief introduction to the model microswimmer Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The European Physical Journal Special Topics, 225 (11-12). pp. 2141-2156. doi:10.1140/epjst/e2016-60065-3 ISSN 1951-6355.

Jeanneret, Raphaël, Pushkin, Dmitri O., Kantsler, Vasily and Polin, Marco (2016) Entrainment dominates the interaction of microalgae with micron-sized objects. Nature Communications, 7 . 12518. doi:10.1038/ncomms12518 ISSN 2041-1723.

2015

Contino, Matteo, Lushi, Enkeleida, Tuval, Idan, Kantsler, Vasily and Polin, Marco (2015) Microalgae scatter off solid surfaces by hydrodynamic and contact forces. Physical Review Letters, 115 (25). pp. 1-5. 258102. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.258102 ISSN 0031-9007.

Polin, Marco and Tuval, Idan (2015) Synchronized cell motion without fluid interactions. Physics, 8 (117). ISSN American Physical Society.

Brumley, Douglas R., Polin, Marco, Pedley, T. J. and Goldstein, Raymond E. (2015) Metachronal waves in the flagellar beating of Volvox and their hydrodynamic origin. Interface, Number 12 . pp. 1-12. Article number 20141358. doi:10.1098/rsif.2014.1358 ISSN 1742-5689.

2014

Brumley, Douglas R., Wan, Kirsty Y., Polin, Marco and Goldstein, Raymond E. (2014) Flagellar synchronization through direct hydrodynamic interactions. eLife, Volume 3 . Article number e02750. doi:10.7554/eLife.02750 ISSN 2050-084X.

2013

Leptos, Kyriacos C., Wan, Kirsty Y., Polin, Marco, Tuval, Idan, Pesci, Adriana I. and Goldstein, Raymond E. (2013) Antiphase synchronization in a flagellar-dominance mutant of Chlamydomonas. Physical Review Letters, Volume 111 . Article number 158101. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.158101 ISSN 0031-9007.

2012

Brumley, Douglas R., Polin, Marco, Pedley, T. J. and Goldstein, Raymond E. (2012) Hydrodynamic synchronization and metachronal waves on the surface of the colonial alga Volvox carteri. Physical Review Letters, Volume 109 (Number 26). Article number 268102 . doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.268102 ISSN 0031-9007.

Kantsler, Vasily, Dunkel, J., Polin, Marco and Goldstein, R. E. (2012) Ciliary contact interactions dominate surface scattering of swimming eukaryotes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Volume 110 (Number 4). pp. 1187-1192. doi:10.1073/pnas.1210548110 ISSN 0027-8424.

2011

Garoni, Timothy M., Ossola, Giovanni, Polin, Marco and Sokal, Alan D. (2011) Dynamic critical behavior of the Chayes–Machta algorithm for the random-cluster model, I. two dimensions. Journal of Statistical Physics, Volume 144 (Number 3). pp. 459-518. doi:10.1007/s10955-011-0267-y ISSN 0022-4715.

Goldstein, Raymond E., Polin, Marco and Tuval, Idan (2011) Emergence of synchronized beating during the regrowth of eukaryotic flagella. Physical Review Letters, Volume 107 (Number 14). Article number 148103 . doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.148103 ISSN 0031-9007.

2010

Drescher, Knut, Goldstein, Raymond E., Michel, Nicolas, Polin, Marco and Tuval, Idan (2010) Direct measurement of the flow field around swimming microorganisms. Physical Review Letters, Volume 105 (Number 16). Article number 168101 . doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.168101 ISSN 0031-9007.

2009

Goldstein, Raymond, Polin, Marco and Tuval, Idan (2009) Noise and synchronization in pairs of beating Eukaryotic Flagella. Physical Review Letters, Volume 103 (Number 16). Article number 168103 . doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.168103 ISSN 0031-9007.

Polin, Marco, Tuval, I., Drescher, K., Gollub, J. P. and Goldstein, R. E. (2009) Chlamydomonas swims with two "gears" in a eukaryotic version of run-and-tumble locomotion. Science, Volume 325 (Number 5939). pp. 487-490. doi:10.1126/science.1172667 ISSN 0036-8075.

2008

Polin, Marco, Roichman, Yohai and Grier, David G. (2008) Autocalibrated colloidal interaction measurements with extended optical traps. Physical Review E, Volume 77 (Number 5). Article number 051401 . doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.77.051401 ISSN 1539-3755.

2007

Polin, Marco, Grier, David and Han, Yilong (2007) Colloidal electrostatic interactions near a conducting surface. Physical Review E, Volume 76 (Number 4). Article number 041406 . doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.76.041406 ISSN 1539-3755.

Deng, Youjin, Garoni, Timothy, Machta, Jonathan, Ossola, Giovanni, Polin, Marco and Sokal, Alan (2007) Critical behavior of the Chayes–Machta–Swendsen–Wang Dynamics. Physical Review Letters, Volume 99 (Number 5). Article number 055701 . doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.055701 ISSN 0031-9007.

2006

Polin, Marco, Grier, David and Quake, Stephen (2006) Anomalous vibrational dispersion in holographically trapped colloidal arrays. Physical Review Letters, Volume 96 (number 8). Article number 088101 . doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.088101 ISSN 0031-9007.

2005

Polin, Marco, Ladavac, Kosta, Lee, Sang-Hyuk, Roichman, Yael and Grier, David G. (2005) Optimized holographic optical traps. Optics Express, Volume 13 (Number 15). pp. 5831-8545. doi:10.1364/OPEX.13.005831 ISSN 1094-4087.

Lee, Sang-Hyuk, Ladavac, Kosta, Polin, Marco and Grier, David (2005) Observation of flux reversal in a symmetric optical thermal ratchet. Physical Review Letters, Volume 94 (Number 11). Article number 110601 . doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.110601 ISSN 0031-9007.