Enhanced motility of a microswimmer in rigid and elastic confinement.
We analyze the effect of confining rigid and elastic boundaries on the motility of a model dipolar microswimmer. Flexible boundaries are deformed by the velocity field of the swimmer in such a way that the motility of both extensile and contractile swimmers is enhanced. The magnitude of the increase...
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| author | Ledesma-Aguilar, R Yeomans, J |
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| description | We analyze the effect of confining rigid and elastic boundaries on the motility of a model dipolar microswimmer. Flexible boundaries are deformed by the velocity field of the swimmer in such a way that the motility of both extensile and contractile swimmers is enhanced. The magnitude of the increase in swimming velocity is controlled by the ratio of the swimmer-advection and elastic time scales, and the dipole moment of the swimmer. We explain our results by considering swimming between inclined rigid boundaries. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:33daed9f-4302-472c-8dc2-4376a2d7e84b2022-03-26T13:22:37ZEnhanced motility of a microswimmer in rigid and elastic confinement.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:33daed9f-4302-472c-8dc2-4376a2d7e84bEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2013Ledesma-Aguilar, RYeomans, JWe analyze the effect of confining rigid and elastic boundaries on the motility of a model dipolar microswimmer. Flexible boundaries are deformed by the velocity field of the swimmer in such a way that the motility of both extensile and contractile swimmers is enhanced. The magnitude of the increase in swimming velocity is controlled by the ratio of the swimmer-advection and elastic time scales, and the dipole moment of the swimmer. We explain our results by considering swimming between inclined rigid boundaries. |
| spellingShingle | Ledesma-Aguilar, R Yeomans, J Enhanced motility of a microswimmer in rigid and elastic confinement. |
| title | Enhanced motility of a microswimmer in rigid and elastic confinement. |
| title_full | Enhanced motility of a microswimmer in rigid and elastic confinement. |
| title_fullStr | Enhanced motility of a microswimmer in rigid and elastic confinement. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhanced motility of a microswimmer in rigid and elastic confinement. |
| title_short | Enhanced motility of a microswimmer in rigid and elastic confinement. |
| title_sort | enhanced motility of a microswimmer in rigid and elastic confinement |
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