E. Lauga

Bacterial motility depends on a critical flagellum length and energy-optimised assembly

This study shows that bacterial flagellum assembly is optimized for energy efficiency and motility by balancing secretion rate and filament length.

Biophysical Fluid Dynamics in a Petri Dish

The paper examines fluid dynamics in a Petri dish, analyzing flow fields from Stokes flow singularities and their behavior under boundary conditions.

Controlling confined collective organisation with taxis

This paper investigates how magnetotactic bacteria confined to a drop self-organize into global vortices through symmetry-breaking mechanisms driven by their microscopic chirality.

Fluid mechanics of luminal transport in actively contracting endoplasmic reticulum

The paper develops a computational model to study luminal transport in actively contracting ER tubules and finds that only peripheral sheet contractions can reproduce experimental transport velocities.

Fluid mechanics of mosaic ciliated tissues

The paper studies fluid transport in mosaic ciliated tissues, finding that hydrodynamic interactions limit work efficiency and optimal shearing occurs at low area coverage.

The fluid dynamics of collective vortex structures of plant-animal worms

The paper studies the fluid dynamics of circular milling behavior in Symsagittifera roscoffensis worms, showing that a rigid rotating disc model captures experimental results and explains flow patterns.

Direct Measurement of Unsteady Microscale Stokes Flow Using Optically Driven Microspheres

The paper directly measures unsteady microscale Stokes flow by tracking tracer particles around an oscillating particle, revealing phase lag and flow patterns consistent with theoretical predictions.

Swirling Instability of the Microtubule Cytoskeleton

The paper investigates the swirling instability of the microtubule cytoskeleton in cytoplasmic streaming, showing that fluid-structure interactions drive a transition from disordered to ordered vortical flow.