Microfluidic propulsion by the metachronal beating of magnetic artificial cilia: A numerical analysis

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 688, Issue , 2011, Pages 44-65

  Khaderi, S N ^a   Den Toonder, J M J ^b   Onck, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

low Reynolds number flows; microfluidics; propulsion

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS; MICROFLUIDICS; PROPULSION; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELDS; ARTIFICIAL CILIA; ASYMMETRIC MOTION; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER FLOW; METACHRONAL WAVES; PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS; ROTATING MAGNETIC FIELDS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID FLOW; MAGNETIC FIELD; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 84855513788     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2011.355     Document Type: Article

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