Role of Thrust and Drag Clarified for Swimming Microorganisms
Tuesday, January 24, 2017 - 13:01
in Biology & Nature
For years, B. Ubbo Felderhof, RWTH Aachen University, has explored the mechanisms fish and microorganisms rely on to propel themselves. He has created mechanical models to support the theory behind the "swimming" of microorganisms, consisting of linear chains of spheres connected by springs and immersed in fluid, and he's just pushed this work even further by addressing what happens when adding one sphere to the chain that's much larger than the others.