Rheotaxis of spheroidal squirmers in microchannel flow: Interplay of shape, hydrodynamics, active stress, and thermal fluctuations
Microswimmers exposed to microchannel flows exhibit an intriguing coupling between propulsion, shape, hydrodynamics, and flow which gives rise to distinct swimming behaviors. We employ a generic coarse-grained model of prolate spheroidal microswimmers, denoted as squirmers, exposed to channel flow t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Physical Review Research |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.033275 |