Movie S1.

Crowding of actin filaments on an oil–water interface forming a 2D nematic LC. Red and blue lines in the end of the movie represent typical +1/2 and −1/2 defects. The data correspond to an average filament length of 2 μm.

Interplay of structure, elasticity, and dynamics in actin-based nematic materials

Rui Zhang, Nitin Kumar, Jennifer L. Ross, Margaret L. Gardel, and Juan J. de Pablo

PNAS. 2017. 115:E124-E133 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1713832115