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Activity-induced propulsion of a vesicle
Zhiwei Peng, Tingtao Zhou, John F. Brady
Modern biomedical applications such as targeted drug delivery require a delivery system capable of enhanced transport beyond that of passive Brownian diffusion. In this work an osm…
Propulsion via flexible flapping in granular media
Zhiwei Peng, Yang Ding, Kyle Pietrzyk +2
Biological locomotion in nature is often achieved by the interaction between a flexible body and its surrounding medium. The interaction of a flexible body with granular media is l…
Maximizing propulsive thrust of a driven filament at low Reynolds number via variable flexibility
Zhiwei Peng, Gwynn J. Elfring, On Shun Pak
At low Reynolds numbers the locomotive capability of a body can be dramatically hindered by the absence of inertia. In this work, we show how propulsive performance in this regime…
Characteristics of undulatory locomotion in granular media
Zhiwei Peng, On Shun Pak, Gwynn J. Elfring
Undulatory locomotion is ubiquitous in nature and observed in different media, from the swimming of flagellated microorganisms in biological fluids, to the slithering of snakes on…