Squirming through shear-thinning fluids

DOI10.1017/JFM.2015.600zbMath1382.76309arXiv1509.00810OpenAlexW1927005019MaRDI QIDQ2797063

Lailai Zhu, Charu Datt, Gwynn J. Elfring, On Shun Pak

Publication date: 30 March 2016

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1509.00810

zbMATH Keywords

complex fluidsbiological fluid dynamicsmicro-organism dynamics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Non-Newtonian fluids (76A05) Biopropulsion in water and in air (76Z10)

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