2 papers
physics.bio-ph2025
Modal analysis and optimization of swimming active filaments
John Severn, Eric Lauga
Active flexible filaments form the classical continuum framework for modelling the locomotion of spermatozoa and algae driven by the periodic oscillation of flagella. This framewor…
physics.flu-dyn2025
Fluid mechanics of sarcomeres as porous media
John Severn, Thomas Vacus, Eric Lauga
Muscle contraction, both in skeletal and cardiac tissue, is driven by sarcomeres, the microscopic units inside muscle cells where thick myosin and thin actin filaments slide past e…