4 papers
On Linear and Non-Linear Mechanics of Cyanobacterial Colonies
Yuri Z. Sinzato, Annemieke M. Drost, Dedmer B. Van de Waal +4
Toxic cyanobacterial blooms are a growing environmental concern that affects freshwater ecosystems, drinking water supplies, and public health. The cyanobacterium Microcystis is am…
Biogenic bubbles enable microbial escape from physical confinement
Babak Vajdi Hokmabad, Thomas Appleford, Hao Nghi Luu +3
Immotile microbes inhabit nearly every environment on Earth, from soils and sediments to food matrices -- yet how they disperse through these physically confining environments is p…
Singular jets in free-falling droplets
M. Kharbedia, H. Franca, H. K. Schubert +3
We report on singular jets in a free-falling liquid tin droplet following nanosecond laser-pulse impact. Following impact, the droplet (with diameter or 70\,m) undergoe…
Laser-driven droplet deformation at low Weber numbers
M. Kharbedia, H. L. França, H. K. Schubert +3
We investigate droplet deformation following laser-pulse impact at low Weber numbers (We ~ 0.1-100). Droplet dynamics can be characterized by two key parameters: the impact We numb…