Physics of microswimmers—single particle motion and collective behavior: a review

J Elgeti, RG Winkler, G Gompper - Reports on progress in …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Locomotion and transport of microorganisms in fluids is an essential aspect of life. Search
for food, orientation toward light, spreading of off-spring, and the formation of colonies are …

Bacterial hydrodynamics

E Lauga - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Bacteria predate plants and animals by billions of years. Today, they are the world's smallest
cells, yet they represent the bulk of the world's biomass and the main reservoir of nutrients …

[LIVRE][B] The fluid dynamics of cell motility

E Lauga - 2020 - books.google.com
Fluid dynamics plays a crucial role in many cellular processes, including the locomotion of
cells such as bacteria and spermatozoa. These organisms possess flagella, slender …

The hydrodynamics of swimming microorganisms

E Lauga, TR Powers - Reports on progress in physics, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Cell motility in viscous fluids is ubiquitous and affects many biological processes, including
reproduction, infection and the marine life ecosystem. Here we review the biophysical and …

Failed Escape: Solid Surfaces Prevent Tumbling of Escherichia coli

M Molaei, M Barry, R Stocker, J Sheng - Physical review letters, 2014 - APS
Understanding how bacteria move close to surfaces is crucial for a broad range of microbial
processes including biofilm formation, bacterial dispersion, and pathogenic infections. We …

Hydrodynamic interaction between two swimmers at low Reynolds number

CM Pooley, GP Alexander, JM Yeomans - Physical review letters, 2007 - APS
We investigate the hydrodynamic interactions between micro-organisms swimming at low
Reynolds number. By considering simple model swimmers, and combining analytic and …