Hydroelastic scattering and trapping of microswimmers

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Beitragende

  • Sagnik Garai - , Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme (Autor:in)
  • Ursy Makanga - , Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme (Autor:in)
  • Akhil Varma - , Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme (Autor:in)
  • Christina Kurzthaler - , Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme, Zentrum für Systembiologie Dresden (CSBD), Technische Universität Dresden, Exzellenzcluster PoL: Physik des Lebens (Autor:in)

Abstract

Deformable boundaries are omnipresent in the habitats of swimming microorganisms, leading to intricate hydroelastic couplings. Employing a perturbation theory, valid for small deformations, we study the swimming dynamics of pushers and pullers near instantaneously deforming boundaries, endowed with a bending rigidity and surface tension. Our results reveal that pushers can either reorient away from the boundary, leading to overall hydroelastic scattering, or become trapped by the boundary, akin to the enhanced trapping found for pullers. These findings demonstrate that the complex hydroelastic interactions can generate behaviors that are in striking contrast to swimming near planar walls.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
AufsatznummerL042005
FachzeitschriftPhysical Review Research
Jahrgang7
Ausgabenummer4
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Okt. 2025
Peer-Review-StatusJa

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