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cond-mat.soft2025
Scallop Theorem for Swimming in Anisotropic Fluids
Mojtaba Rajabi, Enej Caf, Qi Xing Zhang +6
In isotropic fluids like water, micrometer-scale swimmers have evolved swim strokes to translate despite their tiny size. As described by Purcell in his Scallop Theorem, reciprocal…
cond-mat.soft2022
Nematic colloidal micro-robots as physically intelligent systems
Tianyi Yao, Žiga Kos, Yimin Luo +4
Physically intelligent micro-robotic systems exploit information embedded in micro-robots, their colloidal cargo, and their milieu to interact, assemble and form functional structu…
cond-mat.soft2021
Topological defect-propelled swimming of nematic colloids
Tianyi Yao, Žiga Kos, Yimin Luo +3
Non-equilibrium dynamics of topological defects can be used as a fundamental propulsion mechanism in microscopic active matter. Here, we demonstrate swimming of topological defect-…