Minimal design of a synthetic cilium
| Autor: | Clément Moreau, Benjamin J. Walker, Rebecca N. Poon, Daniel Soto, Daniel I. Goldman, Eamonn A. Gaffney, Kirsty Y. Wan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Physical Review Research, Vol 6, Iss 4, p L042061 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2643-1564 57355908 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.L042061 |
| Popis: | We study a slender filament beating in a viscous fluid with novel curvature-dependent bending stiffness. Our numerical and experimental investigations reveal that such differential stiffness can sustain planar bending waves far along flexible filaments, in stark contrast to the uniform-stiffness case which requires more sophisticated control. In particular, we establish basal actuation as a viable, parsimonious mechanism for generating high-amplitude planar bending waves. Moreover, the resulting beat patterns closely resemble the power-and-recovery strokes of propulsive biological filaments such as cilia, suggesting extensive applications in robotic and engineered systems. |
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