title: Simulation of a model microswimmer.
abstract: We discuss the modelling of a microswimmer that operates in a 'squirmer' mode, by means of stochastic rotation dynamics. The squirmer that we model can easily be tuned between a 'pusher' and a 'puller'. We examine the flows produced by the squirmer and find that there is good agreement between both the predicted and simulated velocities of locomotion and the resulting flow field.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Theoretische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstraße 36, D-10623 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Matthew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Downton
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stark