2 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019
A Light-Driven Microgel Rotor
Hang Zhang, Lyndon Koens, Eric Lauga +2
The current understanding of motility through body shape deformation of microorganisms and the knowledge of fluid flows at the microscale provides ample examples for mimicry and de…
physics.bio-ph2018
The swimming of a deforming helix
Lyndon Koens, Hang Zhang, Martin Moeller +2
Many microorganisms and artificial microswimmers use helical appendages in order to generate locomotion. Though often rotated so as to produce thrust, some species of bacteria such…