Browsing by Subject "non-Newtonian fluids"
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Small-amplitude swimmers can self-propel faster in viscoelastic fluids
(ElsevierJournal of Theoretical Biology, 2015-07-08)Many small organisms self-propel in viscous fluids using travelling wave-like deformations of their bodies or appendages. Examples include small nematodes moving through soil using whole-body undulations or spermatozoa ...
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Tricks and tips for faster small-scale swimming: Complex fluids and elasticity
(University of CambridgeMathematicsMagdalene College, 2017-09-28)Many cells exploit the bending or rotation of flagellar filaments in order to self-propel in viscous fluids. Often swimming occurs in complex, nonlinear fluids, e.g. mucus. Futhermore even in simple Newtonian fluids, if ...