Publications

27) P. Martínez-Lera & M. De Corato, 2024, A finite element method for stochastic diffusion equations using fluctuating hydrodynamics. J. Computational Physics, 510, 113098, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2024.113098

26) W. Mirza, M. De Corato, M. Pensalfini, G. Vilanova, A. Torres-Sànchez*, M. Arroyo*, 2024, Theory of active self-organization of dense nematic structures in the actin cytoskeleton, eLife,13:RP93097. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.93097.1

25) X. Yuan, S. Suárez-García, M. De Corato, A. C. Muñoz, I. Pagonabarraga, D. Ruiz-Molina, K. Villa*, Self-Degradable Photoactive Micromotors for Inactivation of Resistant Bacteria. Advanced Optical Material 2024, 2303137. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202303137

24) G. Junot, M. De Corato, P. Tierno*, (2023) Large scale zigzag pattern emerging from circulating active shakers, Physical Review Letters, 131(6), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.068301 (Editor's Choice & Featured in Physics)

23) De Corato, M.*, Tammaro, D., Maffettone, P. L., Fueyo, N., (2022) Retraction of thin films coated with insoluble surfactants, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 942 A55, https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.412

22) De Corato, M.*, Pagonabarraga, I. (2022), Onsager reciprocal relations and chemo-mechanical coupling for chemically-active colloids, The Journal of Chemical Physics, 157, 084901, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0098425  

21) De Corato, M.*, Arroyo, M. (2022), A theory for the flow of chemically-responsive polymer solutions: equilibrium and shear-induced phase separation, Journal of Rheology, 813(66), https://doi.org/10.1122/8.0000475

20) De Corato, M.*, Pagonabarraga, I., Natale, G.  (2021). Spontaneous chiralization of polar active particles. (2021) Physical Review E, 104(4), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.104.044607

19) Song, S., Mason, A. F., Post, R. A. J., De Corato, M., Mestre, R., Yewdall, A. N., Cao, S., van der Hofstad, R. W. Sánchez, S., Abdelmohsen L. K. E. A., van Hest, J. C. M. (2021). Engineering transient dynamics of artificial cells by stochastic distribution of enzymes. Nature Communications, (12) 6897. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-27229-0

18) Guix, M., Mestre, R., Patiño, T., De Corato, M., Fuentes, J., Zarpellon, G., & Sánchez, S. (2021). Biohybrid soft robots with self-stimulating skeletons. Science Robotics, 6(53). DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.abe7577

17) De Corato, M. *, Pagonabarraga, I., Abdelmohsen, L.K.E.A., Sánchez, S,.Arroyo, M. (2020) Spontaneous polarization and locomotion of an active particle with surface-mobile enzymes. Physical Review Fluids (Rapid Communication),5(12), 122001. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.5.122001

16) De Corato, M.*, Arqué, X., Patiño, T., Arroyo, M., Sánchez, S., & Pagonabarraga, I. (2020). Self-Propulsion of Active Colloids via Ion Release: Theory and Experiments. Physical Review Letters, 124(10), 108001. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.108001

15) De Corato, M. *, & Natale, G. (2019). Oscillatory shear response of the rigid rod model: microstructural evolution. Macromolecules, 52(13), 4907-4915. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00407

14) Cacace, T., Memmolo, P., Villone, M. M., De Corato, M., Mugnano, M., Paturzo, M., ... & Maffettone, P. L. (2019). Assembling and rotating erythrocyte aggregates by acoustofluidic pressure enabling full phase-contrast tomography. Lab on a Chip, 19(18), 3123-3132. DOI: 10.1039/C9LC00629J

13) De Corato, M. *, Dimakopoulos, Y., & Tsamopoulos, J. (2019). The rising velocity of a slowly pulsating bubble in a shear-thinning fluid. Physics of Fluids, 31(8), 083103. (Outstanding early career researcher special issue & Editor’s Choice) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5108812

12) De Corato, M., Saint-Michel, B., Makrigiorgos, G., Dimakopoulos, Y., Tsamopoulos, J., & Garbin, V. (2019). Oscillations of small bubbles and medium yielding in elastoviscoplastic fluids. Physical Review Fluids, 4(7), 073301. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.4.07330

11) A. Jamburidze, A. Huerre, D. Baresch, V. Poulichet, M. De Corato, V. Garbin, Nanoparticle-Coated Microbubbles for Combined Ultrasound Imaging and Drug Delivery, Langmuir, (2019), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b04008

10) A. Huerre, M. De Corato and V. Garbin. Dynamic self-assembly of colloids at interfaces with 10,000 g accelerations. Nature Communications (2018). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06049-9 

9) M. De Corato and V. Garbin. Capillary interactions between dynamically forced particles adsorbed at a planar interface and on a bubble. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 847 (2018): 71-92. DOI:10.1017/jfm.2018.319

8) A. Huerre, F. Cacho-Nerin, V. Poulichet, C. E. Udoh, M. De Corato and V. Garbin. Dynamic organization of ligand-grafted nanoparticles during adsorption and surface compression at fluid-fluid interfaces. Langmuir 2017 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b02867

7) A. Jamburidze, M. De Corato, A. Huerre, A. Pommella and V. Garbin. High frequency linear rheology of hydrogels probed by ultrasound-driven microbubble dynamics. Soft Matter 2017. DOI: 10.1039/C6SM02810A.

6) M. De Corato and G. D'Avino. Dynamics of a microorganism in a sheared viscoelastic liquid. Soft Matter 13.1 (2017): 196-211. DOI: 10.1039/c6sm00697c

5) M. De Corato*, J.J.M., M. Hutter, G. D’Avino, P.L. Maffettone, and M.A. Hulsen. (2016). A finite element formulation of fluctuating hydrodynamics for particle suspensions. Journal of Computational Physics 316 (2016): 632-651. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2016.04.040

4) M. De Corato*, F. Greco, and P. L. Maffettone. (2016). Reply to Comment on ‘Locomotion of a microorganism in weakly viscoelastic liquids. Physical Review E 94.5: 057102. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.94.057102

3) C. Dessi, G. D. Tsibidis, D. Vlassopoulos, M. De Corato, M. Trofa, G. D'Avino, P.L. Maffettone, and S. Coppola. (2016). Analysis of dynamic mechanical response in torsion. Journal of Rheology, 60(2), 275-287. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.4941603

2) M. De Corato*, F. Greco, and P. L.  Maffettone. (2015). Locomotion of a micro-organism in weakly viscoelastic liquids. Physical Review E 92.5: 053008.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.053008

1) M. De Corato*, F. Greco, G. D’Avino, and P. L. Maffettone. (2015). Hydrodynamics and Brownian motions of a spheroid near a rigid wall. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 142(19), 194901. (Editors’ Choice) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4920981