Department

Theory of Soft Matter / Biophysics

1. Vortex pattern stabilization in thin films resulting from shear thickening of active suspensions [link]
   H. Reinken and A. M. Menzel
   Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 138301 (2024)
    
2. Magnetic elastomers as specific soft actuators — predicting particular modes of deformation from selected configurations of magnetizable inclusions [link]
   L. Fischer and A. M. Menzel
   J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 591, 171695 (2024)
    
3. Microswimming under a wedge-shaped confinement [link]
   A. R. Sprenger and A. M. Menzel
   Phys. Fluids 35, 123119 (2023)
   (Editor's Pick)
    
4. Stochastic motion under nonlinear friction representing shear thinning [link]
   T. Lequy and A. M. Menzel
   Phys. Rev. E 108, 064606 (2023)
    
5. Density functional approach to elastic properties of three-dimensional dipole-spring models for magnetic gels [link]
   S. Goh, A. M. Menzel, R. Wittmann, and H. Löwen
   J. Chem. Phys. 158, 054909 (2023)
    
6. Digital Media versus Blackboard and Chalk — Online and Hybrid Teaching in Theoretical Physics [link]
   C. D. Deters and A. M. Menzel
   Lessons Learned 2-2, 8 (2022)
    
7. Circular motion subject to external alignment under active driving: Nonlinear dynamics and the circle map [link]
   A. M. Menzel
   Phys. Rev. E 106, 064603 (2022)
    
8. Effect of boundaries on displacements and motion in two-dimensional fluid or elastic films and membranes [link]
   T. Lutz, S. K. Richter, and A. M. Menzel
   Phys. Rev. E 106, 054609 (2022)
    
9. Variations in the thermal conductivity of magnetosensitive elastomers by magnetically induced internal restructuring [link]
   G. J. L. Jäger, L. Fischer, T. Lutz, and A. M. Menzel
   J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 34, 485101 (2022)
    
10. When low-order expansions fail and all higher-order contributions matter—basic example of the mean squared displacement for Brownian motion [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    Eur. Phys. J. E 45, 77 (2022)
     
11. Group theoretical approach to elasticity under constraints and predeformations  [link]
    S. Goh, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. B 106, L100101 (2022)
     
12. Statistics for an object actively driven by spontaneous symmetry breaking into reversible directions [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    J. Chem. Phys. 157, 011102 (2022)
    (Featured Communication)
     
13. Elastic deformations of spherical core-shell systems under an equatorial load [link]
    J. Kolker, L. Fischer, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    J. Elast. 150, 77 (2022)
     
14. Mediated interactions between rigid inclusions in two-dimensional elastic or fluid films [link]
    S. K. Richter and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. E 105, 014609 (2022)
     
15. Steady azimuthal flow field induced by a rotating sphere near a rigid disk or inside a gap between two coaxially positioned rigid disks [link]
    A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider, A. R. Sprenger, T. Richter, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Fluids 33, 082011 (2021)
    (Editor's Pick)
     
16. Rotating spherical particle in a continuous viscoelastic medium — A microrheological example situation [link]
    S. K. Richter, C. D. Deters, and A. M. Menzel
    EPL (Europhysics Letters) 134, 68002 (2021)
     
17. Stimuli-responsive twist actuators made from soft elastic composite materials—linking mesoscopic and macroscopic descriptions [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    J. Chem. Phys. 154, 204902 (2021)
     
18. Macroscopic behavior of materials composed of two elastic media [link]
    H. Pleiner, A. M. Menzel, and H. R. Brand
    Phys. Rev. B 103, 174304 (2021)
     
19. Magnetically induced elastic deformations in model systems of magnetic gels and elastomers containing particles of mixed size [link]
    L. Fischer and A. M. Menzel
    Smart Mater. Struct. 30, 014003 (2021)
     
20. Modeling and theoretical description of magnetic hybrid materials — bridging from meso- to macro-scales  [link]
    A. M. Menzel and H. Löwen
    Phys. Sci. Rev. 2020, 20190088 (2020)
     
21. Dynamical Crystallites of Active Chiral Particles  [link]
    Z.-F. Huang, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 218002 (2020)
     
22. Axisymmetric Stokes flow due to a point-force singularity acting between two coaxially positioned rigid no-slip disks  [link]
    A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider, A. R. Sprenger, Y. Amarouchene, T. Salez, C. Schönecker, T. Richter, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    J. Fluid Mech. 904, A34 (2020)
     
23. Towards an analytical description of active microswimmers in clean and in surfactant-covered drops  [link]
    A. R. Sprenger, V. A. Shaik, A. M. Ardekani, M. Lisicki, A. J. T. M. Mathijssen, F. Guzmán-Lastra, H. Löwen, A. M. Menzel, and A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider
    Eur. Phys. J. E 43, 58 (2020)
     
24. Towards a soft magnetoelastic twist actuator  [link]
    L. Fischer and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. Research 2, 023383 (2020)
     
25. Dynamics of a microswimmer–microplatelet composite  [link]
    A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider, M. Lisicki, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Fluids 32, 021902 (2020)
     
26. Frequency-dependent higher-order Stokes singularities near a planar elastic boundary: implications for the hydrodynamics of an active microswimmer near an elastic interface  [link]
    A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider, C. Kurzthaler, C. Hoell, A. Zöttl, M. Mirzakhanloo, M.-R. Alam, A. M. Menzel, H. Löwen, and S. Gekle
    Phys. Rev. E 100, 032610 (2019)
     
27. Magnetostriction in magnetic gels and elastomers as a function of the internal structure and particle distribution  [link]
    L. Fischer and A. M. Menzel
    J. Chem. Phys. 151, 114906 (2019)
     
28. Multi-species dynamical density functional theory for microswimmers: derivation, orientational ordering, trapping potentials, and shear cells  [link]
    C. Hoell, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    J. Chem. Phys. 151, 064902 (2019)
     
29. Theory of active particle penetration through a planar elastic membrane  [link]
    A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider, B. Liebchen, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    New J. Phys. 21, 083014 (2019)
     
30. Creeping motion of a solid particle inside a spherical elastic cavity: II. Asymmetric motion  [link]
    C. Hoell, H. Löwen, A. M. Menzel, and A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider
    Eur. Phys. J. E 42, 89 (2019)
     
31. Classical density functional theory for a two-dimensional isotropic ferrogel model with labeled particles  [link]
    S. Goh, R. Wittmann, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    Phys. Rev. E 100, 012605 (2019)
     
32. Displacement field around a rigid sphere in a compressible elastic environment, corresponding higher-order Faxén relations, as well as higher-order displaceability and rotateability matrices  [link]
    M. Puljiz and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. E 99, 053002 (2019)
     
33. Membrane penetration and trapping of an active particle  [link]
    A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider, S. Goh, B. Liebchen, C. Hoell, A. J. T. M. Mathijssen, F. Guzmán-Lastra, C. Scholz, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    J. Chem. Phys. 150, 064906 (2019)
     
34. Mesoscopic characterization of magnetoelastic hybrid materials: magnetic gels and elastomers, their particle-scale description, and scale-bridging links  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    Arch. Appl. Mech. 89, 17 (2019)
    (Review)
     
35. Memory-based mediated interactions between rigid particulate inclusions in viscoelastic environments  [link]
    M. Puljiz and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. E 99, 012601 (2019)
     
36. Particle-scale statistical theory for hydrodynamically induced polar ordering in microswimmer suspensions  [link]
    C. Hoell, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    J. Chem. Phys. 149, 144902 (2018)
     
37. Dynamics of a simple model microswimmer in an anisotropic fluid: implications for alignment behavior and active transport in a nematic liquid crystal  [link]
    A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 094102 (2018)
     
38. Binary pusher–puller mixtures of active microswimmers and their collective behavior  [link]
    G. Pessot, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    Mol. Phys. 116, 3401 (2018)
     
39. Reversible magnetomechanical collapse: virtual touching and detachment of rigid inclusions in a soft elastic matrix  [link]
    M. Puljiz, S. Huang, K. A. Kalina, J. Nowak, S. Odenbach, M. Kästner, G. K. Auernhammer, and A. M. Menzel
    Soft Matter 14, 6809 (2018)
    Inside front cover [link] Soft Matter issue 33, 2018 [link]
     
40. Hydrodynamic coupling and rotational mobilities near planar elastic membranes  [link]
    A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider, M. Lisicki, S. Gekle, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    J. Chem. Phys. 149, 014901 (2018)
     
41. State diagram of a three-sphere microswimmer in a channel  [link]
    A. Daddi-Moussa-Ider, M. Lisicki, A. J. T. M. Mathijssen, C. Hoell, S. Goh, J. Bławzdziewicz, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 30, 254004 (2018)
     
42. Dynamics in a one-dimensional ferrogel model: relaxation, pairing, shock-wave propagation  [link]
    S. Goh, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 20, 15037 (2018)
     
43. Tunable dynamic moduli of magnetic elastomers: from characterization by x-ray micro-computed tomography to mesoscopic modeling  [link]
    G. Pessot, M. Schümann, T. Gundermann, S. Odenbach, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 30, 125101 (2018)
     
44. Dynamical density functional theory for circle swimmers  [link]
    C. Hoell, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    New J. Phys. 19, 125004 (2017)
     
45. A density functional approach to ferrogels  [link]
    P. Cremer, M. Heinen, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 29, 275102 (2017)
     
46. Forces and torques on rigid inclusions in an elastic environment: resulting matrix-mediated interactions, displacements, and rotations  [link]
    M. Puljiz and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. E 95, 053002 (2017)
     
47. Force-induced elastic matrix-mediated interactions in the presence of a rigid wall  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    Soft Matter 13, 3373 (2017)
     
48. Statistical analysis of magnetically soft particles in magnetorheological elastomers  [link]
    T. Gundermann, P. Cremer, H. Löwen, A. M. Menzel, and S. Odenbach
    Smart Mater. Struct. 26, 045012 (2017)
     
49. Forces on rigid inclusions in elastic media and resulting matrix-mediated interactions  [link]
    M. Puljiz, S. Huang, G. K. Auernhammer, and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 238003 (2016)
    (Editors' Suggestion)
     
50. Superelastic stress-strain behavior in ferrogels with different types of magneto-elastic coupling  [link]
    P. Cremer, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, 26670 (2016)
     
51. Dynamic elastic moduli in magnetic gels: normal modes and linear response  [link]
    G. Pessot, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    J. Chem. Phys. 145, 104904 (2016)
     
52. Hydrodynamic description of elastic or viscoelastic composite materials: relative strains as macroscopic variables  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. E 94, 023003 (2016)
     
53. On the way of classifying new states of active matter  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    New J. Phys. 18, 071001 (2016)
    (Invited Perspective)
     
54. Thermophoretically induced large-scale deformations around microscopic heat centers  [link]
    M. Puljiz, M. Orlishausen, W. Köhler, and A. M. Menzel
    J. Chem. Phys. 144, 184903 (2016)
     
55. Dynamics of a linear magnetic "microswimmer molecule"  [link]
    S. Babel, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    Europhys. Lett. 113, 58003 (2016)
     
56. Getting drowned in a swirl: Deformable bead-spring model microswimmers in external flow fields  [link]
    N. Küchler, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. E 93, 022610 (2016)
     
57. Dynamical density functional theory for microswimmers  [link]
    A. M. Menzel, A. Saha, C. Hoell, and H. Löwen
    J. Chem. Phys. 144, 024115 (2016)
     
58. Buckling of paramagnetic chains in soft gels  [link]
    S. Huang, G. Pessot, P. Cremer, R. Weeber, C. Holm, J. Nowak, S. Odenbach, A. M. Menzel, and G. K. Auernhammer
    Soft Matter 12, 228 (2016)
     
59. Velocity and displacement statistics in a stochastic model of nonlinear friction showing bounded particle speed  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. E 92, 052302 (2015)
     
60. Tailoring superelasticity of soft magnetic materials  [link]
    P. Cremer, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 107, 171903 (2015)
     
61. Towards a scale-bridging description of ferrogels and magnetic elastomers  [link]
    G. Pessot, R. Weeber, C. Holm, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 27, 325105 (2015)
     
62. Dynamical mean-field theory and weakly non-linear analysis for the phase separation of active Brownian particles  [link]
    T. Speck, A. M. Menzel, J. Bialké, and H. Löwen
    J. Chem. Phys. 142, 224109 (2015)
     
63. Focusing by blocking: Repeatedly generating central density peaks in self-propelled particle systems by exploiting diffusive processes  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    Europhys. Lett. 110, 38005 (2015)
     
64. Tuned, driven, and active soft matter  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rep. 554, 1 (2015)
    (Review)
     
65. Bridging from particle to macroscopic scales in uniaxial magnetic gels  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    J. Chem. Phys. 141, 194907 (2014)
     
66. Tunable dynamic response of magnetic gels: impact of structural properties and magnetic fields  [link]
    M. Tarama, P. Cremer, D. Y. Borin, S. Odenbach, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. E 90, 042311 (2014)
     
67. Structural control of elastic moduli in ferrogels and the importance of non-affine deformations  [link]
    G. Pessot, P. Cremer, D. Y. Borin, S. Odenbach, H. Löwen, and A. M. Menzel
    J. Chem. Phys. 141, 124904 (2014)
     
68. Magnetomechanical response of bilayered magnetic elastomers  [link]
    E. Allahyarov, A. M. Menzel, L. Zhu, and H. Löwen
    Smart Mater. Struct. 23, 115004 (2014)
     
69. Deformable microswimmer in a swirl: capturing and scattering dynamics  [link]
    M. Tarama, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    Phys. Rev. E 90, 032907 (2014)
     
70. Effective Cahn-Hilliard equation for the phase separation of active Brownian particles  [link]
    T. Speck, J. Bialké, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 218304 (2014)
     
71. Active crystals and their stability  [link]
    A. M. Menzel, T. Ohta, and H. Löwen
    Phys. Rev. E 89, 022301 (2014)
    (Editors' Suggestion)
     
72. Individual and collective dynamics of self-propelled soft particles  [link]
    M. Tarama, Y. Itino, A. M. Menzel, and T. Ohta
    Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 223, 121 (2014)
     
73. Unidirectional laning and migrating cluster crystals in confined self-propelled particle systems  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 25, 505103 (2013)
     
74. Differently shaped hard body colloids in confinement: from passive to active particles  [link]
    H. H. Wensink, H. Löwen, M. Marechal, A. Härtel, R. Wittkowski, U. Zimmermann, A. Kaiser, and A. M. Menzel
    Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 222, 3023 (2013)
    (Review)
     
75. Dynamics of a deformable active particle under shear flow  [link]
    M. Tarama, A. M. Menzel, B. ten Hagen, R. Wittkowski, T. Ohta, and H. Löwen
    J. Chem. Phys. 139, 104906 (2013)
     
76. Hardening transition in a one-dimensional model for ferrogels  [link]
    M. A. Annunziata, A. M. Menzel, and H. Löwen
    J. Chem. Phys. 138, 204906 (2013)
     
77. Traveling and resting crystals in active systems  [link]
    A. M. Menzel and H. Löwen
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 055702 (2013)
     
78. Soft deformable self-propelled particles  [link]
    A. M. Menzel and T. Ohta
    Europhys. Lett. 99, 58001 (2012)
     
79. Collective motion of binary self-propelled particle mixtures  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. E 85, 021912 (2012)
     
80. Density and concentration field description of nonperiodic structures  [link]
    A. M. Menzel
    Phys. Rev. E 84, 051505 (2011)
     
81. Effect of Coulombic friction on spatial displacement statistics  [link]
    A. M. Menzel and N. Goldenfeld
    Phys. Rev. E 84, 011122 (2011)
     
82. Response of prestretched nematic elastomers to external fields  [link]
    A. M. Menzel, H. Pleiner, and H. R. Brand
    Eur. Phys. J. E 30, 371 (2009)
     
83. On the nonlinear stress-strain behavior of nematic elastomers — materials of two coupled preferred directions  [link]
    A. M. Menzel, H. Pleiner, and H. R. Brand
    J. Appl. Phys. 105, 013503 (2009)
     
84. Instabilities in nematic elastomers in external electric and magnetic fields  [link]
    A. M. Menzel and H. R. Brand
    Eur. Phys. J. E 26, 235 (2008)
     
85. Highly ordered patterns of parabolic focal conics in lamellar lyotropic systems  [link]
    C. Wolf and A. M. Menzel
    J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 5007 (2008)
     
86. Nonlinear relative rotations in liquid crystalline elastomers  [link]
    A. M. Menzel, H. Pleiner, and H. R. Brand
    J. Chem. Phys. 126, 234901 (2007)
     
87. Cholesteric elastomers in external mechanical and electric fields  [link]
    A. M. Menzel and H. R. Brand
    Phys. Rev. E 75, 011707 (2007)
     
88. Rotatoelectricity in cholesteric side-chain liquid single crystal elastomers  [link]
    A. M. Menzel and H. R. Brand
    J. Chem. Phys. 125, 194704 (2006)
     

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