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 …

The morphological dynamics, instabilities, and transitions of elastic filaments in viscous
flows underlie a wealth of biophysical processes from flagellar propulsion to intracellular …

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 …

The observations of microorganisms revealed how they swim. As inspired by them, studies
on artificial micro-robots with various actuation mechanisms have been thriving. To elucidate …

Semiflexible filaments deform into a variety of configurations that dictate different
phenomena manifesting at low Reynolds number. Harnessing the elasticity of these …

The fluid–structure interactions between flexible fibres and viscous flows play an essential
role in various biological phenomena, medical problems and industrial processes. Of …

The macroscopic properties of polymeric fluids are inherited from the material properties of
the fibers embedded in the solvent. The behavior of such passive fibers in flow has been of …

The transport of deformable particles through porous media underlies a wealth of
applications ranging from filtration to oil recovery to the transport and spreading of biological …

The deformations of flagella are important in the motility of single-and multi-flagellated
bacteria. Existing numerical methods have treated flagella as extensible filaments with a …

The twisting and writhing of a cell body and associated mechanical stresses is an
underappreciated constraint on microbial self-propulsion. Multi-flagellated bacteria can even …