Squirming through shear-thinning fluids
Work
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Many microorganisms find themselves immersed in fluids displaying non-Newtonian rheological properties such as viscoelasticity and shear-thinning viscosity. The effects of viscoelasticity on swimming ... more
Source: Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Institutions University of British Columbia, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Santa Clara University
Cites: 32
Cited by: 99
Related to: 10
FWCI: 4.615
Citation percentile (by year/subfield): 92.29
Topic: Micro and Nano Robotics
Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Sustainable Development Goal Life below water
Open Access status: green