Modeling and steering magneto-elastic micro-swimmers inspired by the motility of sperm cells

Modeling and steering magneto-elastic micro-swimmers inspired by the motility of sperm cells

Controlling artificial devices that mimic the motion of real microorganisms, is attracting increasing interest, both from the mathematical point of view and applications. A model for a magnetically driven slender micro-swimmer, mimicking a sperm cell is presented, supported by two examples showing h...

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Main Authors: Marta Zoppello, Antonio De Simone, Francois Alouges, Laetitia Giraldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti 2018-11-01
Series:Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1478/AAPP.96S3A12
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spelling doaj-9e191f5c8db14415b711cdffa381c79b2020-11-24T20:52:52ZengAccademia Peloritana dei PericolantiAtti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali0365-03591825-12422018-11-0196S3A1210.1478/AAPP.96S3A12AAPP.96S3A12Modeling and steering magneto-elastic micro-swimmers inspired by the motility of sperm cellsMarta ZoppelloAntonio De SimoneFrancois AlougesLaetitia GiraldiControlling artificial devices that mimic the motion of real microorganisms, is attracting increasing interest, both from the mathematical point of view and applications. A model for a magnetically driven slender micro-swimmer, mimicking a sperm cell is presented, supported by two examples showing how to steer it. Using the Resistive Force Theory (RTF) approach [J. Gray and J. Hancock, J. Exp. Biol. 32, 802 (1955)] to describe the hydrodynamic forces, the micro-swimmer can be described by a driftless affine control system where the control is an external magnetic field. Moreover we discuss through at first an asymptotic analysis and then by numerical simulations how to realize different kinds of paths. http://dx.doi.org/10.1478/AAPP.96S3A12
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author Marta Zoppello
Antonio De Simone
Francois Alouges
Laetitia Giraldi
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Francois Alouges
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Modeling and steering magneto-elastic micro-swimmers inspired by the motility of sperm cells
Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali
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Antonio De Simone
Francois Alouges
Laetitia Giraldi
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title Modeling and steering magneto-elastic micro-swimmers inspired by the motility of sperm cells
title_short Modeling and steering magneto-elastic micro-swimmers inspired by the motility of sperm cells
title_full Modeling and steering magneto-elastic micro-swimmers inspired by the motility of sperm cells
title_fullStr Modeling and steering magneto-elastic micro-swimmers inspired by the motility of sperm cells
title_full_unstemmed Modeling and steering magneto-elastic micro-swimmers inspired by the motility of sperm cells
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publisher Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti
series Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali
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publishDate 2018-11-01
description Controlling artificial devices that mimic the motion of real microorganisms, is attracting increasing interest, both from the mathematical point of view and applications. A model for a magnetically driven slender micro-swimmer, mimicking a sperm cell is presented, supported by two examples showing how to steer it. Using the Resistive Force Theory (RTF) approach [J. Gray and J. Hancock, J. Exp. Biol. 32, 802 (1955)] to describe the hydrodynamic forces, the micro-swimmer can be described by a driftless affine control system where the control is an external magnetic field. Moreover we discuss through at first an asymptotic analysis and then by numerical simulations how to realize different kinds of paths.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1478/AAPP.96S3A12
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