Propulsion with a Rotating Elastic Nanorod
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❄️ cond-mat.soft
cond-mat.mtrl-sci
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elasticfilamentpropulsionrotatingrotationaxisbifurcationcritical
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The dynamics of a rotating elastic filament is investigated using Stokesian simulations. The filament, straight and tilted with respect to its rotation axis for small driving torques, undergoes at a critical torque a strongly discontinuous shape bifurcation to a helical state. It induces a substantial forward propulsion whatever the sense of rotation: a nanomechanical force-rectification device is established.
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