Toward Observing Motility-Induced Phase Separation of Confined Swimming Bacteria

Title

Toward Observing Motility-Induced Phase Separation of Confined Swimming Bacteria

Subject

Physics

Creator

Elisha Caguiat

Contributor

Supervisor: Dr Vasily Kantsler

Abstract

This project investigates the MIPS of swimming cells with the aim of producing an experimental protocol to reliably observe the phenomenon. Consequently, this project hopes to quantify critical radii and concentrations at which this phase separation occurs in confined 2D droplets .

Meta Tags

Physics, microfluidics, Bacillus Subtilis, experimental data, Active matter

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Citation

Elisha Caguiat, “Toward Observing Motility-Induced Phase Separation of Confined Swimming Bacteria,” URSS SHOWCASE, accessed October 19, 2026, https://urss.warwick.ac.uk/items/show/1143.