Self-motile swimmers: Ultrasound driven spherical model
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Published on: January 28, 2020
Alireza Mojahed1, Majid Rajabi2
1Linear and Nonlinear Dynamics and Vibrations, Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801-2307, USA.
Abstract:
The concept of ultrasound acoustic driven self-motile swimmers which is the source of autonomous propulsion is the acoustic field generated by the swimmer due to the partial oscillation of its surface is investigated. Limiting the subject to a body with simple spherical geometry, it is analytically shown that the generated acoustic radiation force due to induction by asymmetric acoustic field in host medium is non-zero, which propels the device. Assuming low Reynolds number condition, the frequency-dependent swimming velocity is calculated as a function of design parameters and optimum operating condition is obtained. The proposed methodology will open a new path towards the micro- or molecular-sized self propulsive machines or mechanism with great applications in engineering, medicine and biology.
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