Publications
Thermotaxis in an apolar, non-neuronal animal
Zhong, G., Kroo, L., & Prakash, M. (2023). Thermotaxis in an apolar, non-neuronal animal. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 20(206), 20230279.
Modeling epithelial tissues as active-elastic sheets reproduce contraction pulses and predict rip resistance
Armon, S., Bull, M. S., Moriel, A., Aharoni, H., & Prakash, M. (2021). Modeling epithelial tissues as active-elastic sheets reproduce contraction pulses and predict rip resistance. Communications physics, 4(1), 216.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00712-2
Excitable mechanics embodied in a walking cilium
Bull, M. S., Kroo, L. A., & Prakash, M. (2021). Excitable mechanics embodied in a walking cilium. arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.02930.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2107.02930
Ciliary flocking and emergent instabilities enable collective agility in a non-neuromuscular animal
Bull, M. S., Prakash, V. N., & Prakash, M. (2021). Ciliary flocking and emergent instabilities enable collective agility in a non-neuromuscular animal. arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.02934.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2107.02934
Mobile defects born from an energy cascade shape the locomotive behavior of a headless animal
Bull, M. S., & Prakash, M. (2021). Mobile defects born from an energy cascade shape the locomotive behavior of a headless animal. arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.02940.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2107.02940
Motility induced fracture reveals a ductile to brittle crossover in the epithelial tissues of a simple animal
Prakash, V. N., Bull, M. S., & Prakash, M. (2021). Motility-induced fracture reveals a ductile-to-brittle crossover in a simple animal’s epithelia. Nature Physics, 17(4), 504-511.
Ultra-fast cellular contractions in the epithelium of T. adhaerens and the "active cohesion" hypothesis
Armon, S., Bull, M. S., Aranda-Diaz, A., & Prakash, M. (2018). Ultrafast epithelial contractions provide insights into contraction speed limits and tissue integrity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(44), E10333-E10341.