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Magnetic microrod locomotion in a viscous uid in rotating field
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In recent years the study of propulsion of microparticles immersed in liquids has received a lot of attention. Motivated by experiments carried out by Dr. Pietro's group, we studied the movement of a nickel magnetic filament (specifically a cylindrical microrod) immersed in a viscous uid with a bounding wall, whose propulsion method will be the application of a rotating magnetic eld. The study is divided into two parts: theoretical analysis and motion simulation.
The results presented show a strong dependence between the filament/microrod velocity and the frequency and the existence of a critical frequency that we have calculated with theoretical arguments and it agrees with the simulations. Our simulations show a new regime of locomotion which was not proved in experiment.
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Treballs Finals de Grau de Física, Facultat de Física, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs: 2020, Tutor: Carlos Calero
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GARCIA THÉÂTRE, Jaume. Magnetic microrod locomotion in a viscous uid in rotating field. [consulted: 5 of October of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/171313