3 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Selective trapping of bacteria in porous media by cell length
David Gao, Zeyuan Wang, Mihika Jain +2
Bacteria commonly inhabit porous environments such as host tissues, soil, and marine sediments, where complex geometries constrain and redirect their motion. Although bacterial mot…
physics.flu-dyn2024
Enhancement of bacterial rheotaxis in non-Newtonian fluids
Bryan O. Torres Maldonado, Albane Théry, Ran Tao +3
Bacteria often exhibit upstream swimming, which can cause the contamination of biomedical devices and the infection of organs including the urethra or lungs. This process, called r…
cond-mat.soft2024
Giant enhancement of bacterial upstream swimming in macromolecular flows
Ding Cao, Ran Tao, Albane Théry +3
Many bacteria live in natural and clinical environments with abundant macromolecular polymers. Macromolecular fluids commonly display viscoelasticity and non-Newtonian rheological…