Molecular dynamics studies of swimming at the microscopic scale

D. C. Rapaport

doi:10.1016/j.cpc.2008.01.022

Molecular dynamics studies of swimming at the microscopic scale

D. C. Rapaport

Department of Physics - at Bar-Ilan University

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	155-158
Number of pages	4
Journal	Computer Physics Communications
Volume	179
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2008.01.022
State	Published - Jul 2008

Keywords

Low Reynolds number hydrodynamics
Microscale robots
Molecular dynamics simulation
Swimming mechanisms

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