Journal Article

FZJ-2020-01363

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Enhanced Rotational Motion of Spherical Squirmer in Polymer Solutions

Qi, K. (Corresponding author)FZJ* ; Westphal, E.FZJ* ; Gompper, G.FZJ* ; Winkler, R. G.FZJ*

2020
APS College Park, Md.

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Please use a persistent id in citations: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/24446  doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.068001

Abstract: The rotational diffusive motion of a self-propelled, attractive spherical colloid immersed in a solution of self-avoiding polymers is studied by mesoscale hydrodynamic simulations. A drastic enhancement of the rotational diffusion by more than an order of magnitude in the presence of activity is obtained. The amplification is a consequence of two effects, a decrease of the amount of adsorbed polymers by active motion and an asymmetric encounter with polymers on the squirmer surface, which yields an additional torque and random noise for the rotational motion. Our simulations suggest a way to control the rotational dynamics of squirmer-type microswimmers by the degree of polymer adsorption and system heterogeneity.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Theorie der Weichen Materie und Biophysik (ICS-2)
2. JARA - HPC (JARA-HPC)

Research Program(s):

1. 551 - Functional Macromolecules and Complexes (POF3-551) (POF3-551)
2. Collective Dynamics of Microswimmers (jias21_20191101) (jias21_20191101)

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