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Interaction of Pair Particles Mediated by Signal Molecules |
| Jiang-Xing Chen1,2**, Qiang Zheng1, Chun-Yun Huang1, Jiang-Rong Xu1**, He-Ping Ying3 |
1Department of Physics, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018
2Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093
3Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027 |
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Jiang-Xing Chen, Qiang Zheng, Chun-Yun Huang et al 2016 Chin. Phys. Lett. 33 018701 |
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Abstract A mesoscopic model is set up to study the predator–prey-like phenomenon between two chemically active objects. A target sphere (T) secretes chemical signal molecules that are detected and traced by a hunter sphere (H). The distribution of signal molecules diffusing around the target is simulated and analyzed. The chemotactic behavior of the hunter along the gradient of signal molecules results in the capture of the target. The dependences of capture time $t_{\rm c}$ on different conditions are focused on. It is found that the values of capture time rely on their initial separation $d$ as a power law $t_{\rm c}\propto d^{\alpha}$. The exponent $\alpha$ depends on decay rate of signal molecules. The capture time increases with the decay rate. The increases of target and hunter size both lead to the decrease of the capture time, which is also shown by the power law behavior. The detailed chemotaxis process is investigated.
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Received: 23 August 2015
Published: 29 January 2016
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87.15.A-
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(Theory, modeling, and computer simulation)
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87.15.H-
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(Dynamics of biomolecules)
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