Mechanical response of a small swimmer driven by conformational transitions.
A conformation space kinetic model is constructed to drive the deformation cycle of a three-sphere swimmer to achieve propulsion at low Reynolds number. We analyze the effect of an external load on the performance of this kinetic swimmer and show that it depends sensitively on where the force is exe...
Main Authors: | Golestanian, R, Ajdari, A |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2008
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