This work reviews the present position of and surveys future perspectives in the physics of
chaotic advection: the field that emerged three decades ago at the intersection of fluid …

In this review, we introduce Vorticella as a model biological micromachine for microscale
engineering systems. Vorticella has two motile organelles: the oral cilia of the zooid and the …

We use a three-dimensional computational model to study the fluid transport and mixing due
to the beating of an infinite array of cilia. In accord with recent experiments, we observe two …

We propose a design for an active micromixer that is inspired by the motion of ciliated micro-
organisms occurring in nature. The conceptual design consists of an array of individually …

Motivated by the desire to understand the fluid flow within the airway surface liquid of the
lung, we consider the flow generated by a computational model of a motile, internally …

Experiments and mathematical modeling show that complex flows driven by unexpected
flagellar arrangements are induced when peritrichously flagellated bacteria are confined in …

The feeding mechanism of the sessile protozoon Opercularia asymmetrica
(Oligohymenophorea, Peritrichia) relies on the cilia beat generating a flow field that …

Fluid mechanics plays a vital role in early vertebrate embryo development, an example
being the establishment of left–right asymmetry. Following the dorsal–ventral and anterior …

The three-dimensional particle paths due to a helical beat pattern of the flagellum of a
sessile choanoflagellate, Salpingoeca Amphoridium (SA), are modelled and compared to …

Understanding the growth and dynamics of bacterial colonies is a fascinating problem,
which requires combining ideas from biology, physics and applied mathematics. We briefly …