Active suspensions and their nonlinear models

David Saintillan; Michael J. Shelley

doi:10.1016/j.crhy.2013.04.001

Active suspensions and their nonlinear models

David Saintillan, Michael J. Shelley

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Abstract

Active suspensions, such as suspensions of self-propelled microorganisms and related synthetic microswimmers, are known to undergo complex dynamics and pattern formation as a result of hydrodynamic interactions. In this review, we summarize recent efforts to model these systems using continuum kinetic theories. We first derive a basic kinetic model for a suspension of self-propelled rodlike particles and discuss its stability and nonlinear dynamics. We then present extensions of this model to analyze the effective rheology of active suspensions in external flows, the effect of steric interactions in concentrated systems, and the dynamics of chemotactically responsive suspensions in chemical fields.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	497-517
Number of pages	21
Journal	Comptes Rendus Physique
Volume	14
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crhy.2013.04.001
State	Published - Jun 2013

Keywords

Active suspension
Hydrodynamic interactions
Instability
Kinetic theory
Swimming microorganisms

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General Physics and Astronomy

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