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Biological Fluid Dynamics: Microswimmers

ORAL · U05 · ID: 3581379

Presentations

  • The twirling tax and the role of geometry in the modeling and optimization of arbitrary-shape chiral squirmers

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    Publication: H. Zhu, K. Das, M. Bonnet, S. Veerapaneni, "Squirmers with arbitrary shape and slip: modeling, simulation, and optimization." In preparation. (2025)

    Presenters

    • Kausik Das

      University of Michigan

    Authors

    • Hai Zhu

      Flatiron Institute (Simons Foundation)

    • Kausik Das

      University of Michigan

    • Marc Bonnet

      ENSTA Paris

    • Shravan Veerapaneni

      University of Michigan, Flatiron Institute (Simons Foundation)

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  • How do reactive boundaries affect the transport of gyrotactic microorganisms in oscillatory channel flow? Insights from dual Lagrangian–Eulerian modeling

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    Publication: Poddar, N. & Madden, N. (in preparation). Reactive Boundary Effects on Gyrotactic Microorganism Transport in Oscillatory Channel Flow: A Dual Lagrangian–Eulerian Framework. Planned submission to arXiv and the Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

    Presenters

    • NANDA PODDAR

      School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland, H91TK33

    Authors

    • NANDA PODDAR

      School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland, H91TK33

    • Niall Madden

      School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland, H91TK33

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  • Creating a noninvasive probe to study bacterial motility using macroscopic experiments and numerical models

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    Publication: Hoa Nguyen, Amelia Gibbs, Frank Healy, Orrin Shindell, Ricardo Cortez, Kathleen M. Brown, Jonathan McCoy, and Bruce Rodenborn, "Using theory and experiments of spheres moving near boundaries to optimize the method of images for regularized stokeslets," Physical Review Fluids 10, 033101– (2025).

    Presenters

    • Bruce E Rodenborn

      Centre College

    Authors

    • Bruce E Rodenborn

      Centre College

    • Frank Healy

      Trinity University

    • Hoa Nguyen

      Trinity University

    • Orrin Shindell

      Trinity University

    • Shane Mushambi

      Centre College

    • Jack Kennedy

      Centre College

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  • Low Reynolds Number Locomotion of Erythrocyte-based Magnetic Micromotors

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    Publication: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13036-025-00537-5

    Presenters

    • Qi Wang

      FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

    Authors

    • Qi Wang

      FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

    • Jaideep Katuri

      FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

    • Jamel Ali

      Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA.

    • Narjes Dridi

      FAMU-FSU college of Engineering

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  • Influence of geometric and flow complexity on sperm migration dynamics

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    Publication: 1. A. Karimi, M. Yaghoobi, A. Abbaspourrad (2025), "Geometry of obstructed pathway regulates upstream navigational pattern of sperm population" Lab on a Chip 2025 25 (4), 631-643.<br>2. A. Karimi, X. Jiang, A. Abbaspourrad (2025), "Navigation and selection of spermatozoa in a radial flow microfluidic device" (under review in Advanced Healthcare Materials).<br>3. A. Karimi, X. Jiang, A. Abbaspourrad (2025), "Mammalian sperm at convex interfaces" (in prep.).

    Presenters

    • Ali Karimi

      Cornell University

    Authors

    • Ali Karimi

      Cornell University

    • Mohammad Yaghoobi

      University of Wisconsin–Madison

    • Xieergai Jiang

      Cornell University

    • Alireza Abbaspourrad

      Cornell University

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  • Upstream Racing: What Morphological Features Make Bacteria Effective Swimmers Against the Flow

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    Presenters

    • Ran Tao

      University of Pennsylvania

    Authors

    • Ran Tao

      University of Pennsylvania

    • Nathaniel Esteves

      Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

    • Lauren E Altman

      University of Pennsylvania

    • David Gao

      University of Pennsylvania

    • Jada Asamoah

      University of Pennsylvania

    • Suya Que

      University of Pennsylvania

    • Jun Zhu

      Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

    • Arnold JTM Mathijssen

      University of Pennsylvania

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  • A Minimal Swimmer Model Unveils Universal Scaling Across Reynolds Numbers

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    Publication: Universal Scaling Laws for a Generic Swimmer Model, B. Ventéjou, T. Métivet, A. Dupont & P. Peyla, Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 134002 (2025)

    Presenters

    • Philippe Peyla

      LIPHY, Université Grenoble-Alpes, National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)

    Authors

    • Philippe Peyla

      LIPHY, Université Grenoble-Alpes, National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)

    • Bruno Ventéjou

      LIPHY, Université Grenoble-Alpes

    • Aurelie Dupont

      LIPHY, Université Grenoble-Alpes, LIPhy

    • Thibaut Métivet

      ELAN, INRIA, Université Grenoble-Alpes, INRIA

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