Dynamics of flexible fibers in viscous flows and fluids
The dynamics and deformations of immersed flexible fibers are at the heart of important
industrial and biological processes, induce peculiar mechanical and transport properties in …
industrial and biological processes, induce peculiar mechanical and transport properties in …
A review of computational modeling of fluid-immersed flexible filaments
Hydrodynamics of slender flexible filaments plays an important role in biology, human
physiology, locomotion of organisms, as well as biomedical devices. It is, therefore …
physiology, locomotion of organisms, as well as biomedical devices. It is, therefore …
Flexible filaments buckle into helicoidal shapes in strong compressional flows
The occurrence of coiled or helical morphologies is common in nature, from plant roots to
DNA packaging into viral capsids, as well as in applications such as oil drilling processes. In …
DNA packaging into viral capsids, as well as in applications such as oil drilling processes. In …
Chirality-induced bacterial rheotaxis in bulk shear flows
Interaction of swimming bacteria with flows controls their ability to explore complex
environments, crucial to many societal and environmental challenges and relevant for …
environments, crucial to many societal and environmental challenges and relevant for …
Universal features of the shape of elastic fibres in shear flow
We present a numerical study of the dynamics of an elastic fibre in a shear flow at low
Reynolds number, and seek to understand several aspects of the fibre's motion using the …
Reynolds number, and seek to understand several aspects of the fibre's motion using the …
Shear-induced migration of confined flexible fibers
We report an experimental study of the shear-induced migration of flexible fibers in
suspensions confined between two parallel plates. Non-Brownian fiber suspensions are …
suspensions confined between two parallel plates. Non-Brownian fiber suspensions are …
Spectral analysis for elastica dynamics in a shear flow
L Liu, P Sznajder, ML Ekiel-Jeżewska - Physical Review Fluids, 2024 - APS
We present the spectral analysis of three-dimensional dynamics of an elastic filament in a
shear flow of a viscous fluid at a low Reynolds number in the absence of Brownian motion …
shear flow of a viscous fluid at a low Reynolds number in the absence of Brownian motion …
Immersed buoyant viscoplastic injections
In this study, the injection of a viscoplastic (yield stress) fluid into a quiescent Newtonian
medium is experimentally investigated, using a range of experimental methods, including …
medium is experimentally investigated, using a range of experimental methods, including …
Nanofibril alignment during assembly revealed by an X-ray scattering-based digital twin
The nanostructure, primarily particle orientation, controls mechanical and functional (eg,
mouthfeel, cell compatibility, optical, morphing) properties when macroscopic materials are …
mouthfeel, cell compatibility, optical, morphing) properties when macroscopic materials are …
Buckling, crumpling, and tumbling of semiflexible sheets in simple shear flow
As 2D materials such as graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides, and 2D polymers
become more prevalent, solution processing and colloidal-state properties are being …
become more prevalent, solution processing and colloidal-state properties are being …