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cond-mat.soft2017★ 52 cited
Can Magnetic Multilayers Propel Artificial Microswimmers Mimicking Sperm Cells?
Francois Alouges, Antonio DeSimone, Laetitia Giraldi +1
We formulate and solve the equations governing the dynamics of a microscopic artificial swimmer composed of a head and of a tail made of a thin film of permanent magnetic material.…
math.OC2012
Enhanced controllability of low Reynolds number swimmers in the presence of a wall
François Alouges, Laetitia Giraldi
Swimming, i.e., being able to advance in the absence of external forces by performing cyclic shape changes, is particularly demanding at low Reynolds numbers which is the regime of…