Tethered cells in fluid flows--beyond the Stokes' drag force approach

Physical Biology
Johan ZakrissonMagnus Andersson

Abstract

Simulations of tethered cells in viscous sub-layers are frequently performed using the Stokes' drag force, but without taking into account contributions from surface corrections, lift forces, buoyancy, the Basset force, the cells' finite inertia, or added mass. In this work, we investigate to what extent such contributions, under a variety of hydrodynamic conditions, influence the force at the anchor point of a tethered cell and the survival probability of a bacterium that is attached to a host by either a slip or a catch bond via a tether with a few different biomechanical properties. We show that a consequence of not including some of these contributions is that the force to which a bond is exposed can be significantly underestimated; in general by ∼32-46%, where the influence of the surface corrections dominate (the parallel and normal correction coefficients contribute ∼5-8 or ∼23-26%, respectively). The Basset force is a major contributor, up to 20%, for larger cells and shear rates. The lift force and inertia contribute when cells with radii >3 μm have shear rates >2000 s(-1). Buoyancy contributes significantly for cells with radii >3 μm for shear rates <10 s(-1). Since the lifetime of a bond depends strongly on the force...Continue Reading

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Mar 7, 2018·Microbiology·Krister WiklundMagnus Andersson
Oct 3, 2019·IUCrJ·Weili ZhengEdward Egelman
Sep 2, 2017·Physical Biology·Eun Gul Chung, Sangjin Ryu
May 13, 2019·ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering·Fahad AlamKartik M Varadarajan

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