1. Rheology of bacterial superfluids in viscous environments
- Author
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Chui, Jane YY, Douarche, Carine, Auradou, Harold, Juanes, Ruben, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Chui, Jane YY, Douarche, Carine, Auradou, Harold, and Juanes, Ruben
- Abstract
Dense suspensions of pusher-type bacteria give rise to 'superfluids' in which the effective viscosity of the suspension is drastically reduced through collective motion, and in this study we investigate how a viscous environment affects this behavior.
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- 2021