Numerical simulations combine geometry and viscoeleastic properties to model microbes in tubes

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Adam Liebendorfer

doi:10.1063/10.0039498

September 19, 2025ScilightOpen Access

Numerical simulations combine geometry and viscoeleastic properties to model microbes in tubes

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Microbes traverse tubular structures differently based on their properties and the surrounding fluid's elasticity, affecting their movement.
The hydrodynamic force dipole significantly influences how pushers and pullers move through slightly viscous environments, such as blood vessels.
Understanding these dynamics is essential for modeling microbial behavior in medical applications related to blood flow.
The study highlights the interplay between geometry and viscoelastic properties in microbial locomotion through narrow tubes.

Implication

Numerical simulations reveal how hydrodynamic force dipoles influence microbes in blood vessels, suggesting significant roles for elasticity.

Abstract

Fluid elasticity and the hydrodynamic force dipole play significant role in how pushers, pullers and neutral oscillating microbes traverse slightly viscous tubular structures such as blood vessels.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/68d469c131b076d99fa6652b https://doi.org/10.1063/10.0039498

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