Viscotaxis of chiral microswimmer in viscosity gradients
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| author | Kobayashi, Takuya Yamamoto, Ryoichi |
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| contents | Microswimmers display an intriguing ability to navigate through fluids with spatially varying viscosity, a behavior known as viscotaxis, which plays a crucial role in guiding their motion. In this study, we reveal that the orientation dynamics of chiral squirmers in fluids with uniform viscosity gradients can be elegantly captured using the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equations, originally developed for spin systems. Remarkably, we discover that chiral swimmers demonstrate negative viscotaxis, tracing spiral trajectories as they move. Specifically, a chiral squirmer with a misaligned source dipole and rotlet dipole exhibits a steady-state spiral motion-a stark contrast to the linear behavior observed when the dipoles are aligned. This work provides fresh insights into the intricate interplay between microswimmer dynamics and fluid properties. |
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| spellingShingle | Viscotaxis of chiral microswimmer in viscosity gradients Kobayashi, Takuya Yamamoto, Ryoichi Fluid Dynamics Soft Condensed Matter Microswimmers display an intriguing ability to navigate through fluids with spatially varying viscosity, a behavior known as viscotaxis, which plays a crucial role in guiding their motion. In this study, we reveal that the orientation dynamics of chiral squirmers in fluids with uniform viscosity gradients can be elegantly captured using the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equations, originally developed for spin systems. Remarkably, we discover that chiral swimmers demonstrate negative viscotaxis, tracing spiral trajectories as they move. Specifically, a chiral squirmer with a misaligned source dipole and rotlet dipole exhibits a steady-state spiral motion-a stark contrast to the linear behavior observed when the dipoles are aligned. This work provides fresh insights into the intricate interplay between microswimmer dynamics and fluid properties. |
| title | Viscotaxis of chiral microswimmer in viscosity gradients |
| topic | Fluid Dynamics Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.02805 |