3 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Creases as elastocapillary gates for autonomous droplet control
Zixuan Wu, Gavin Linton, Stefan Karpitschka +1
Droplets are the core functional units in microfluidic technologies that aim to integrate computation and reaction on a single platform. Achieving directed transport and control of…
cond-mat.soft2025
Marangoni swimmer pushing particle raft under 1D confinement
Abhradeep Maitra, Anupam Pandey, Sebastien Michelin +1
Active matter systems, due to their spontaneous self-propulsion ability, hold potential for future applications in healthcare and environmental sustainability. Marangoni swimmers,…
physics.flu-dyn2023
Optimal free-surface pumping by an undulating carpet
Anupam Pandey, Zih-Yin Chen, Jisoo Yuk +5
Examples of fluid flows driven by undulating boundaries are found in nature across many different length scales. Even though different driving mechanisms have evolved in distinct e…