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Inferring non-equilibrium interactions from tracer response near confined active Janus particles
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Chemically active Janus particles sustain non-equilibrium spatial variations in the chemical composition of the suspending solution; these induce hydrodynamic flow and (self-)motility of the particles. Direct mapping of these fields has so far proven to be too challenging. Therefore, indirect methods are needed, e.g., deconvolving the response of “tracer” particles to the activity-induced fields. Here, we study experimentally the response of silica particles, sedimented at a wall, to active Pt/silica Janus particles. The latter are either immobilized at the wall, with the symmetry axis perpendicular or parallel to the wall, or motile. The experiments reveal complex effective interactions that are dependent on the configuration and on the state of motion of the active particle. Within the framework of a coarse-grained model, the behavior of tracers near an immobilized Janus particle can be captured qualitatively once activity-induced osmotic flows on the wall are considered.
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USPAL, William E., POPESCU, Mihail N. and SANCHEZ ORDOÑEZ, Samuel. Inferring non-equilibrium interactions from tracer response near confined active Janus particles. Science Advances. 2021. Vol. 7, num. 18. ISSN 2375-2548. [consulted: 8 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/186646