Filament actuation by an active colloid at low Reynolds number

Filament actuation by an active colloid at low Reynolds number

Active colloids and externally actuated semi-flexible filaments provide basic building blocks for designing autonomously motile micro-machines. Here, we show that a passive semi-flexible filament can be actuated and transported by attaching an active colloid to its terminus. We study the dynamics of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abhrajit Laskar, R Adhikari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
Subjects:
self-propulsion
bio-mimetics
low Reynold’s number
active—polymer
active follower force
fluid-structure interaction
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aa5f80

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aa5f80

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