Microscale Flows: Locomotion

Presentations

• Around a camphoric-acid boat, is the surfactant adsorbed on to the interface or dissolved in the bulk?

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2016, 5:37 PM – Nov. 20, 2016, 5:50 PM

  Authors

  • Shreyas Mandre

    • Brown University

  • Sathish Akella

    • Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

  • Dhiraj Singh

    • Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

  • Ravi Singh

    • Brown University

  • Mahesh Bandi

    • OIST Graduate University
    • Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
    • Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

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• Steering artificial nanoscale swimmers using teardrop shaped posts

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2016, 5:50 PM – Nov. 20, 2016, 6:03 PM

  Authors

  • Megan Davies Wykes

    • New York University

  • Xiao Zhong

    • New York University

  • Takiji Adachi

    • New York University

  • Yanpeng Liu

    • Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

  • Jiajun Tong

    • New York University

  • Leif Ristroph

    • New York University

  • Michael Ward

    • New York University

  • Jun Zhang

    • New York University/NYU-Shanghai
    • New York University and NYU Shanghai

  • Michael Shelley

    • Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
    • Simons Foundation, Courant Institute (NYU)
    • New York University
    • Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University

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• Convective self-propulsion of chemically active particles

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2016, 6:03 PM – Nov. 20, 2016, 6:16 PM

  Authors

  • Oleg Shklyaev

    • University of Pittsburgh

  • Henry Shum

    • University of Pittsburgh

  • Anna Balazs

    • University of Pittsburgh

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• Wall-induced self-diffusiophoresis of active isotropic colloids

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2016, 6:16 PM – Nov. 20, 2016, 6:29 PM

  Authors

  • Ehud Yariv

    • Technion

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• Traction Reveals Nature of Wall-effects for Microswimmers near Boundaries

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2016, 6:29 PM – Nov. 20, 2016, 6:42 PM

  Authors

  • Xinhui Shen

    • Nanyang Technological University

  • Marcos Marcos

    • Nanyang Technological University

  • Henry C. Fu

    • Univ of Utah
    • University of Utah
    • The University of Utah
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah

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• Maximizing the propulsive thrust of a driven filament at low Reynolds number through non-uniform flexibility

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2016, 6:42 PM – Nov. 20, 2016, 6:55 PM

  Authors

  • Zhiwei Peng

    • Santa Clara University
    • University of British Columbia

  • Gwynn J. Elfring

    • University of British Columbia
    • University of British Columbia, Vancouver

  • Zhiwei Peng

    • Santa Clara University
    • University of British Columbia

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