Photochemically Induced Propulsion of a 4D Printed Liquid Crystal Elastomer Biomimetic Swimmer (Adv. Sci. 25/2024)
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202470149
Abstract: 4D Printed Biomimetic Swimmers In article number 2308561, Carlos Sánchez‐Somolinos and coworkers showcase a 4D‐printed liquid crystalline elastomer (LCE) swimmer propelled by moderate UV and green light, eliminating the need for lasers or tracking systems,… read more here.
Keywords: printed liquid; induced propulsion; elastomer; swimmer ... See more keywords
Analytical study for swimmers in a channel
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DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2019.751
Abstract: There is an overabundance of microswimmers in nature, including bacteria, algae, mammalian cells and so on. They use flagellum, cilia or global shape changes (amoeboid motion) to move forward. In the presence of confining channels,… read more here.
Keywords: motion; analytical study; swimmers channel; study swimmers ... See more keywords
Geometric phase methods with Stokes theorem for a general viscous swimmer
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DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2021.181
Abstract: Abstract The geometric phase techniques for swimming in viscous flows express the net displacement of a swimmer as a path integral of a field in configuration space. This representation can be transformed into an area… read more here.
Keywords: stokes theorem; net displacement; phase methods; swimmer ... See more keywords
Self-propelled slender objects can measure flow signals net of self-motion
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0051325
Abstract: The perception of hydrodynamic signals by self-propelled objects is a problem of paramount importance ranging from the field of bio-medical engineering to bio-inspired intelligent navigation. By means of a state-of-the-art fully resolved immersed boundary method,… read more here.
Keywords: underlying flow; pusher puller; puller swimmers; self ... See more keywords
Increasing the efficiency and maneuverability of one-hinge swimmer
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0052755
Abstract: Understanding the dynamics of micro-organisms will help in developing artificial swimmers for applications like drug delivery. In the present study, a two-dimensional one-hinge swimmer resembling a scallop in Newtonian fluid is explored. To model the… read more here.
Keywords: swimmer; hinge swimmer; one hinge; bending rigidity ... See more keywords
Dynamics of an enzyme-coated squirmer in gastric mucus with pH-dependent rheology
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0252046
Abstract: Artificial microswimmers have significantly contributed to engineering and medical sciences, particularly drug delivery, microsurgery, and medical imaging. This study numerically investigates the dynamics of an enzyme-coated spherical microswimmer in gastric mucus with pH-dependent rheology, using… read more here.
Keywords: rheology; enzyme coated; dynamics enzyme; mucus ... See more keywords
Development of a pump-jet piezoelectric swimmer with acoustic radiation actuation
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-665x/ad6962
Abstract: The acoustofluidic actuation produced by piezoelectric transducer is capable of propelling micro underwater robots forward, yet the motion pattern is relatively simplistic. To solve this problem, a pump-jet swimmer with a combination of the underwater… read more here.
Keywords: pump jet; pump; actuation; acoustic radiation ... See more keywords
Optimal actuation of flagellar magnetic microswimmers.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.101.042604
Abstract: We present an automated procedure for the design of optimal actuation for flagellar magnetic microswimmers based on numerical optimization. Using this method, a magnetic actuation method is provided which allows these devices to swim significantly… read more here.
Keywords: swimmer; flagellar magnetic; actuation; optimal actuation ... See more keywords
Transition in swimming direction in a model self-propelled inertial swimmer
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevfluids.4.021101
Abstract: Author(s): Dombrowski, Thomas; Jones, Shannon K; Katsikis, Georgios; Bhalla, Amneet Pal Singh; Griffith, Boyce E; Klotsa, Daphne | Abstract: We propose a reciprocal, self-propelled model swimmer at intermediate Reynolds numbers ($Re$). Our swimmer consists of… read more here.
Keywords: self propelled; swimming direction; swimmer; transition swimming ... See more keywords
Universal Scaling Laws for a Generic Swimmer Model.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.134.134002
Abstract: We introduce a minimal model of a swimmer without body deformation based on force and torque dipoles which allows accurate and efficient 3D Navier-Stokes calculations. Our model can reproduce swimmer propulsion for a large range… read more here.
Keywords: generic swimmer; scaling laws; swimmer model; model ... See more keywords
The dynamics of a planar beating micro-swimmer constructed using functional fluid
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DOI: 10.1177/1045389x20959454
Abstract: The dynamics of a flexible micro-swimmer that contains superparamagnetic beads of different diameter in an oscillating field is studied experimentally. Two types of artificial swimmers are fabricated to determine the flexing characteristics. The effect of… read more here.
Keywords: swimmer; planar beating; dynamics planar; beating micro ... See more keywords