Rapid expulsion of microswimmers by a vortical flow

The control of microswimmers such as bacteria is important for emerging applications of active bioinspired materials. Here, the authors demonstrate the use of vortical shear to expel suspended motile bacteria from the vicinity of a rotating microparticle.

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Main Authors: Andrey Sokolov, Igor S. Aranson
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5546b4a4bbc943ddb479f0910d94a0f1
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