Radius evolution for bubbles with elastic shells

S. C. Mancas, Haret C Rosu, Chun-Chung Hsieh, Stefani Mancas

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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 languageAmerican English
JournalCommunications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
Volume103
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2021

Keywords

  • Rayleigh–Plesset (RP) equation
  • bacteria
  • viruses
  • microorganisms
  • elliptic functions

Disciplines

  • Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Physical Sciences and Mathematics

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