Odd Microswimmer
Kento Yasuda, Yuto Hosaka, Isamu Sou, Shigeyuki Komura
Abstract
We propose a model for a thermally driven microswimmer in which three spheres are connected by two springs with odd elasticity. We demonstrate that the presence of odd elasticity leads to the directional locomotion of the stochastic microswimmer.
Topics & Concepts
Elasticity (physics)SPHERESPhysicsClassical mechanicsComputer scienceBiological systemMechanicsStatistical physicsBiologyThermodynamicsAstronomyMicro and Nano RoboticsMolecular Communication and NanonetworksMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies