Microswimmers – From Single Particle Motion to Collective Behavior

Locomotion of autonomous microswimmers is a fascinating field at the cutting edge of science. It combines the biophysics of self-propulsion via motor proteins, artificial propulsion mechanisms, swimming strategies at low Reynolds numbers, the hydrodynamic interaction of swimmers, and the collective...

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Published in:The European physical journal. ST, Special topics Special topics, 2016-11, Vol.225 (11-12), p.2061-2064
Main Authors: Gompper, Gerhard, Bechinger, Clemens, Herminghaus, Stephan, Isele-Holder, Rolf, Kaupp, U. Benjamin, Löwen, Hartmut, Stark, Holger, Winkler, Roland G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atomic
Biophysics
Classical and Continuum Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Editorial
Locomotion
Materials Science
Measurement Science and Instrumentation
Microswimmers – From Single Particle Motion to Collective Behaviour
Molecular
Optical and Plasma Physics
Particle motion
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Proteins
Swimming
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Summary:Locomotion of autonomous microswimmers is a fascinating field at the cutting edge of science. It combines the biophysics of self-propulsion via motor proteins, artificial propulsion mechanisms, swimming strategies at low Reynolds numbers, the hydrodynamic interaction of swimmers, and the collective motion and synchronisation of large numbers of agents. The articles of this Special Issue are based on the lecture notes of an international summer school, which was organized by the DFG Priority Programme 1726 “Microswimmers – From Single Particle Motion to Collective Behaviour” in the fall of 2015. The minireviews provide a broad overview of the field, covering both elementary and advanced material, as well as selected areas from current research.
ISSN:1951-6355
1951-6401
DOI:10.1140/epjst/e2016-60095-3