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physics.flu-dyn2018
Microfluidic pumping using artificial magnetic cilia
Srinivas Hanasoge, Peter J. Hesketh, Alexander Alexeev
One of the vital functions of naturally occurring cilia is fluid transport. Biological cilia use spatially asymmetric strokes to generate a net fluid flow that can be utilized for…
physics.flu-dyn2018
Metachronal motion of artificial magnetic cilia
Srinivas Hanasoge, Peter J. Hesketh, Alexander Alexeev
Organisms use hair-like cilia that beat in a metachronal fashion to actively transport fluid and suspended particles. Metachronal motion emerges due to a phase difference between b…
physics.flu-dyn2010
Ants as Fluids: Physics-Inspired Biology
Micah Streiff, Nathan Mlot, Sho Shinotsuka +2
Fire ants use their claws to grip diverse surfaces, including each other. As a result of their mutual adhesion and large numbers, ant colonies flow like inanimate fluids. In this s…