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Hydrodynamic interactions between nearby slender filaments (2016)
Journal Article
Man, Y., Koens, L., & Lauga, E. (2016). Hydrodynamic interactions between nearby slender filaments. Europhysics Letters, 116(2), Article 24002. https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/116/24002

Cellular biology abound with filaments interacting through fluids, from intracellular microtubules, to rotating flagella and beating cilia. While previous work has demonstrated the complexity of capturing nonlocal hydrodynamic interactions between mo... Read More about Hydrodynamic interactions between nearby slender filaments.

Rotation of slender swimmers in isotropic-drag media (2016)
Journal Article
Koens, L., & Lauga, E. (2016). Rotation of slender swimmers in isotropic-drag media. Physical Review E, 93(4), Article 043125. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.93.043125

The drag anisotropy of slender filaments is a critical physical property allowing swimming in low-Reynolds number flows, and without it linear translation is impossible. Here we show that, in contrast, net rotation can occur under isotropic drag. We... Read More about Rotation of slender swimmers in isotropic-drag media.

Slender-ribbon theory (2016)
Journal Article
Koens, L., & Lauga, E. (2016). Slender-ribbon theory. Physics of Fluids, 28(1), Article 013101. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4938566

Ribbons are long narrow strips possessing three distinct material length scales (thickness, width, and length) which allow them to produce unique shapes unobtainable by wires or filaments. For example, when a ribbon has half a twist and is bent into... Read More about Slender-ribbon theory.