Impact of external flow on the dynamics of swimming microorganisms near surfaces

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Chilukuri, Sandeep ^a   Collins, Cynthia H ^a   Underhill, Patrick T ^a  

^a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Author keywords

accumulation; hydrodynamic interactions; swimming microorganisms; upstream swimming

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; CONFINED SYSTEMS; EXTERNAL FLOW; HYDRODYNAMIC INTERACTION; PRESSURE-DRIVEN FLOWS; SURFACE ACCUMULATION; SWIMMING MICRO-ORGANISMS; UPSTREAM SWIMMING;

BIOLOGY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROORGANISMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; SWIMMING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BACTERIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SWIMMING;

EID: 84897731091     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/26/11/115101     Document Type: Article

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