Turbulence, diffusion and patchiness in the sea

1994 ◽  
Vol 343 (1303) ◽  
pp. 11-18 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Approximate Model ◽  
Inertial Subrange ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Predator Prey ◽  
Interacting Populations ◽  
Terrestrial Environments ◽  
Population Interactions ◽  
Passive Tracers

We explore the role that biological processes play in the patchiness of plankton populations in the sea. We ask how population interactions modify the variance in plankton density as a function of spatial scale (i.e. the variance spectrum) from that expected if the biota were merely passive tracers. Using an approximate model for two limiting cases of turbulence - the inertial subrange and two-dimensional turbulence - we consider a simple predator - prey formulation for interacting populations in a turbulent ocean. No simple generalizations emerge. T he interacting populations ‘redden’ (i.e. more variance at large scale) the spectrum of the passive tracers in the inertial subrange. Conversely, the interaction ‘whitens’ (i.e. less variance at large scale) the passive tracer spectrum for two-dimensional turbulence. This mirrors results in terrestrial environments.

Effects of active crowder size and activity-crowding coupling on polymer translocation

Soft Matter ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Tan ◽  
Ying Chen ◽  
Nanrong Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Langevin Dynamics ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Complex Environments ◽  
Polymer Translocation ◽  
Langevin Dynamics Simulation

Polymer translocation in complex environments is crucially important to many biological processes in life. In the present work, we adopted two-dimensional Langevin dynamics simulation to study the forced and unbiased...

Solution‐Processed Large‐Scale Concentric‐Ring Laser on Two‐Dimensional Ruddlesden–Popper Perovskites Thin Films

2021 ◽  
pp. 2100193
Author(s):  
Peng Liu ◽  
Bingqian Zhang ◽  
Qing Liao ◽  
Guifen Tian ◽  
Chunling Gu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Ring Laser ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Concentric Ring ◽  
Solution Processed

Large-scale visualization of dispersion of liquid-exfoliated two-dimensional nanosheets

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xingyu Cui ◽  
Wen ying Shi ◽  
Chao Lu
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Fluorescence Microscope ◽  
Visualization Method ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Non Invasive

An ultrafast, non-invasive and large-scale visualization method has been developed to evaluate the dispersion of two-dimensional nanosheets in aqueous solution with fluorescence microscope by formation of excimers from improvement of...

scholarly journals Universality class of the motility-induced critical point in large scale off-lattice simulations of active particles.

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio Maggi ◽  
Matteo Paoluzzi ◽  
Andrea Crisanti ◽  
Emanuela Zaccarelli ◽  
Nicoletta Gnan
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Critical Point ◽  
Computer Simulations ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Universality Class ◽  
Critical Behaviour ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Model ◽  
Active Particles ◽  
Two Dimensional Model

We perform large-scale computer simulations of an off-lattice two-dimensional model of active particles undergoing a motility-induced phase separation (MIPS) to investigate the systems critical behaviour close to the critical point...

Unusually High Ion Conductivity in Large-Scale Patternable Two-Dimensional MoS2 Film

ACS Nano ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juhong Park ◽  
Sanket Bhoyate ◽  
Young-Hoon Kim ◽  
Young-Min Kim ◽  
Young Hee Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Ion Conductivity ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Mos2 Film

scholarly journals Energetics of mesoscale cell turbulence in two-dimensional monolayers

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shao-Zhen Lin ◽  
Wu-Yang Zhang ◽  
Dapeng Bi ◽  
Bo Li ◽  
Xi-Qiao Feng
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Tumor Metastasis ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Boltzmann Distribution ◽  
Scaling Exponent ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Cell Monolayers ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Epithelial Cell Monolayers

AbstractInvestigation of energy mechanisms at the collective cell scale is a challenge for understanding various biological processes, such as embryonic development and tumor metastasis. Here we investigate the energetics of self-sustained mesoscale turbulence in confluent two-dimensional (2D) cell monolayers. We find that the kinetic energy and enstrophy of collective cell flows in both epithelial and non-epithelial cell monolayers collapse to a family of probability density functions, which follow the q-Gaussian distribution rather than the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution. The enstrophy scales linearly with the kinetic energy as the monolayer matures. The energy spectra exhibit a power-decaying law at large wavenumbers, with a scaling exponent markedly different from that in the classical 2D Kolmogorov–Kraichnan turbulence. These energetic features are demonstrated to be common for all cell types on various substrates with a wide range of stiffness. This study provides unique clues to understand active natures of cell population and tissues.

scholarly journals Fabrication of Ultrathin MoS2 Nanosheets and Application on Adsorption of Organic Pollutants and Heavy Metals

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siyi Huang ◽  
Ziyun You ◽  
Yanting Jiang ◽  
Fuxiang Zhang ◽  
Kaiyang Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Electrostatic Interactions ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Layer Structure ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Hexagonal Phase ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Mos2 Nanosheets ◽  
Hybrid Strategy ◽  
Ultrathin Mos2 Nanosheets

Owing to their peculiar structural characteristics and potential applications in various fields, the ultrathin MoS2 nanosheets, a typical two-dimensional material, have attracted numerous attentions. In this paper, a hybrid strategy with combination of quenching process and liquid-based exfoliation was employed to fabricate the ultrathin MoS2 nanosheets (MoS2 NS). The obtained MoS2 NS still maintained hexagonal phase (2H-MoS2) and exhibited evident thin layer-structure (1–2 layers) with inconspicuous wrinkle. Besides, the MoS2 NS dispersion showed excellent stability (over 60 days) and high concentration (0.65 ± 0.04 mg mL−1). The MoS2 NS dispersion also displayed evident optical properties, with two characteristic peaks at 615 and 670 nm, and could be quantitatively analyzed with the absorbance at 615 nm in the range of 0.01–0.5 mg mL−1. The adsorption experiments showed that the as-prepared MoS2 NS also exhibited remarkable adsorption performance on the dyes (344.8 and 123.5 mg g−1 of qm for methylene blue and methyl orange, respectively) and heavy metals (185.2, 169.5, and 70.4 mg g−1 of qm for Cd2+, Cu2+, and Ag+). During the adsorption, the main adsorption mechanisms involved the synergism of physical hole-filling effects and electrostatic interactions. This work provided an effective way for the large-scale fabrication of the two-dimensional nanosheets of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) by liquid exfoliation.

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