Size-dependent characteristics of electrostatically actuated fluid-conveying carbon nanotubes based on modified couple stress theory

• Mir Masoud Seyyed Fakhrabadi,
• Abbas Rastgoo and
• Mohammad Taghi Ahmadian

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2013, 4, 771–780, doi:10.3762/bjnano.4.88

• 10.3762/bjnano.4.88 Abstract The paper presents the effects of fluid flow on the static and dynamic properties of carbon nanotubes that convey a viscous fluid. The mathematical model is based on the modified couple stress theory. The effects of various fluid parameters and boundary conditions on the pull

• ); electrostatic actuation; fluid flow; modified couple stress theory; Introduction Nanotechnology can be defined as the science of manipulating materials on an atomic or molecular scale [1]. Hence, it generally deals with investigating different aspects of the materials in atomic and molecular dimensions, which

• for drug delivery [22]. Because of the potential application of CNTs to convey fluids, it is obvious that the effects of fluid flow on the mechanical behaviors of CNTs should be scrutinized by including them in the governing equations of fluid dynamics. The papers on NEMS mentioned above and also

Analysis of fluid flow around a beating artificial cilium

• Mojca Vilfan,
• Gašper Kokot,
• Andrej Vilfan,
• Natan Osterman,
• Blaž Kavčič,
• Igor Poberaj and
• Dušan Babič

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 163–171, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.16

• generation of a fluid flow above a ciliated surface in multicellular ones. Following the biological example, externally driven artificial cilia have recently been successfully implemented as micropumps and mixers. However, biomimetic systems are useful not only in microfluidic applications, but can also

• superparamagnetic particles and driven along a tilted cone by a varying external magnetic field. Nonmagnetic tracer particles were used for monitoring the fluid flow generated by the cilium. The average flow velocity in the pumping direction was obtained as a function of different parameters, such as the rotation

• frequency, the asymmetry of the beat pattern, and the cilium length. We also calculated the velocity field around the beating cilium by using the analytical far-field expansion. The measured average flow velocity and the theoretical prediction show an excellent agreement. Keywords: biomimetics; fluid flow

Biomimetics inspired surfaces for drag reduction and oleophobicity/philicity

• Bharat Bhushan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 66–84, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.9

• a high contact angle and low contact angle hysteresis also exhibit low adhesion and drag reduction for fluid flow. An aquatic animal, such as a shark, is another model from nature for the reduction of drag in fluid flow. The artificial surfaces inspired from the shark skin and lotus leaf have been

• superhydrophobic, self-cleaning, low adhesion, and drag reduction surfaces Drag reduction in fluid flow is of interest in various commercial applications. These include transportation vehicles and micro/nanofluidics based biosensor applications [3]. To reduce pressure drop and volume loss in micro/nanochannels

• inspired by the lotus leaf and shark skin and studied the influence of structure on pressure drop and fluid drag. One of the basic properties of interest in fluid flow is slip. The relative velocity between a solid wall and liquid is believed to be zero at the solid–liquid interface, which is the so called