Rotating helices in dilute suspensions of neutrally buoyant spheres show increased drag anisotropy and up to 60% faster swimming at fixed rotation speed, explained by a stresslet-based theory of force-free particles.
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Helical locomotion in dilute suspensions
Rotating helices in dilute suspensions of neutrally buoyant spheres show increased drag anisotropy and up to 60% faster swimming at fixed rotation speed, explained by a stresslet-based theory of force-free particles.