Abstract
We present an analysis of an extended Rayleigh–Plesset (RP) equation for a three dimensional cell of microorganisms such as bacteria or viruses in some liquid, where the cell membrane in bacteria or the envelope (capsid) in viruses possess elastic properties . To account for rapid changes in the shape configuration of such microorganisms, the bubble membrane/envelope must be rigid to resist large pressures while being flexible to adapt to growth or decay. Such properties are embedded in the RP equation by including a pressure bending term that is proportional to the square of the curvature of the elastic wall. Analytical solutions to this extended equation are obtained in terms of elliptic functions .
Original language | American English |
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Journal | Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation |
Volume | 103 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2021 |
Keywords
- Rayleigh–Plesset (RP) equation
- bacteria
- viruses
- microorganisms
- elliptic functions
Disciplines
- Medicine and Health Sciences
- Physical Sciences and Mathematics