7 citations
2 papers
cond-mat.soft2020
A bending fluctuation-based mechanism for particle detection by ciliated structures
Jean-Baptiste Thomazo, Benjamin Le Révérend, Léa-Laetitia Pontani +2
To mimic the mechanical response of passive biological cilia in complex fluids, we study the bending dynamics of an anchored elastic fiber submitted to a dilute granular suspension…
cond-mat.soft2020★ 7 cited
Collective stiffening of soft hair assemblies
Jean-Baptiste Thomazo, Eric Lauga, Benjamin Le Révérend +2
Many living systems use assemblies of soft and slender structures whose deflections allow them to mechanically probe their immediate environment. In this work, we study the collect…