Swimming Filaments in a Viscous Fluid with Resistance
In this dissertation, we study the behavior of microscopic organisms utilizing lateral and spiral bending waves to swim in a fluid. More specifically, spermatozoa encounter different fluid environments filled with mucus, cells, hormones, and other large proteins. These networks of proteins and cells...
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Digital WPI
2016
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-dissertations/211 https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1210&context=etd-dissertations |