TY - JOUR
T1 - Molecular dynamics studies of swimming at the microscopic scale
AU - Rapaport, D. C.
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - The motion of two- and three-dimensional self-propelled microscopic bodies immersed in a fluid medium is studied using molecular dynamics simulation. The advantage of the atomistic approach is that the detailed level of description allows complete freedom in specifying the swimmer design and its coupling with the surrounding fluid. A series of swimmers employing a variety of propulsion mechanisms motivated by biological and microrobotic designs is investigated.
AB - The motion of two- and three-dimensional self-propelled microscopic bodies immersed in a fluid medium is studied using molecular dynamics simulation. The advantage of the atomistic approach is that the detailed level of description allows complete freedom in specifying the swimmer design and its coupling with the surrounding fluid. A series of swimmers employing a variety of propulsion mechanisms motivated by biological and microrobotic designs is investigated.
KW - Low Reynolds number hydrodynamics
KW - Microscale robots
KW - Molecular dynamics simulation
KW - Swimming mechanisms
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=44649191356&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.cpc.2008.01.022
DO - 10.1016/j.cpc.2008.01.022
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AN - SCOPUS:44649191356
SN - 0010-4655
VL - 179
SP - 155
EP - 158
JO - Computer Physics Communications
JF - Computer Physics Communications
IS - 1-3
ER -