An integrated analytical and experimental investigation of a helical microswimmer for controlled propulsion in non-Newtonian fluids
Published online on June 30, 2026
Abstract
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, Ahead of Print.
This short communication presents a simple microswimmer model with a stiff spherical head and a flexible helical springtail for non-Newtonian fluid propulsion at low Reynolds numbers. A closed-form velocity equation was created by modeling the tail as a ...
This short communication presents a simple microswimmer model with a stiff spherical head and a flexible helical springtail for non-Newtonian fluid propulsion at low Reynolds numbers. A closed-form velocity equation was created by modeling the tail as a ...