Tunable Persistent Random Walk in Swimming Droplets
Adrien Izzet, Pepijn G. Moerman, Preston Gross, Jan Groenewold, Andrew D. Hollingsworth, Jérôme Bibette, Jasna Brujić
Abstract
The random motion of oil droplets in water is caused by the flow of surfactants at the interface, a finding that gives rise to a broadly tunable swimming system, akin to microorganisms, and allows us to study their self-organization.
Topics & Concepts
Random walkStatistical physicsChemical physicsFlow (mathematics)NanotechnologyMaterials scienceMechanicsPhysicsMathematicsStatisticsMicro and Nano RoboticsPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationModular Robots and Swarm Intelligence