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res:
  bibo_abstract:
  - Unlike biological active matter that constantly adapt to their environment, the
    motors of synthetic active particles are typically agnostic to their surroundings
    and merely operate at constant force. Here, we design colloidal active rods capable
    of modulating their inner activity in response to crowding, thereby enforcing
    a primitive form of quorum sensing interactions. Through experiments, simulations,
    and theory we elucidate the impact of these interactions on the phase behavior
    of isotropic active matter. We demonstrate that, when conditioned to density,
    motility regulation can either lead to an absorbing phase transition, where all
    particles freeze their dynamics, or to atypical phase separation, where flat interfaces
    supporting a net pressure drop are in mechanical equilibrium. Fully active and
    fully arrested particles can then form heterogeneous patterns ruled by the competition
    between quorum sensing and mechanical interactions. Beyond the specifics of motile
    colloids, we expect our findings to apply broadly to adaptive active matter assembled
    from living or synthetic units.@eng
  bibo_authorlist:
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Thibault
      foaf_name: Lefranc, Thibault
      foaf_surname: Lefranc
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Alberto
      foaf_name: Dinelli, Alberto
      foaf_surname: Dinelli
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Carla
      foaf_name: Fernández-Rico, Carla
      foaf_surname: Fernández-Rico
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=492def71-6250-11f0-b278-d41dbd241b62
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Roel P. A.
      foaf_name: Dullens, Roel P. A.
      foaf_surname: Dullens
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Julien
      foaf_name: Tailleur, Julien
      foaf_surname: Tailleur
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Denis
      foaf_name: Bartolo, Denis
      foaf_surname: Bartolo
  bibo_doi: 10.1103/8csn-71jk
  bibo_issue: '3'
  bibo_volume: 15
  dct_date: 2025^xs_gYear
  dct_isPartOf:
  - http://id.crossref.org/issn/2160-3308
  dct_language: eng
  dct_publisher: American Physical Society@
  dct_title: Synthetic quorum sensing and absorbing phase transitions in colloidal
    active matter@
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