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Radhakrishnan R, Farokhirad S, Eckmann DM, Ayyaswamy PS. Nanoparticle transport phenomena in confined flows. ADVANCES IN HEAT TRANSFER 2019; 51:55-129. [PMID: 31692964 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aiht.2019.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Nanoparticles submerged in confined flow fields occur in several technological applications involving heat and mass transfer in nanoscale systems. Describing the transport with nanoparticles in confined flows poses additional challenges due to the coupling between the thermal effects and fluid forces. Here, we focus on the relevant literature related to Brownian motion, hydrodynamic interactions and transport associated with nanoparticles in confined flows. We review the literature on the several techniques that are based on the principles of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics and computational fluid dynamics in order to simultaneously preserve the fluctuation-dissipation relationship and the prevailing hydrodynamic correlations. Through a review of select examples, we discuss the treatments of the temporal dynamics from the colloidal scales to the molecular scales pertaining to nanoscale fluid dynamics and heat transfer. As evident from this review, there, indeed has been little progress made in regard to the accurate modeling of heat transport in nanofluids flowing in confined geometries such as tubes. Therefore the associated mechanisms with such processes remain unexplained. This review has revealed that the information available in open literature on the transport properties of nanofluids is often contradictory and confusing. It has been very difficult to draw definitive conclusions. The quality of work reported on this topic is non-uniform. A significant portion of this review pertains to the treatment of the fluid dynamic aspects of the nanoparticle transport problem. By simultaneously treating the energy transport in ways discussed in this review as related to momentum transport, the ultimate goal of understanding nanoscale heat transport in confined flows may be achieved.
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- Ravi Radhakrishnan
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Wu YW, Yu HY. Adhesion of a polymer-grafted nanoparticle to cells explored using generalized Langevin dynamics. SOFT MATTER 2018; 14:9910-9922. [PMID: 30475366 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm01579a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We model a polymer-grafted stealth nanoparticle (SNP) as a composite system consisting of a spherical core coated with a porous polymeric brush with end-ligands. Adjacent to target cells, the near-wall hydrodynamics, thermal fluctuations, and thermodynamic adhesive interactions simultaneously impact the transient motion of the SNP. Employing both the Langevin framework for the effective hard sphere dynamics and the coupled generalized Langevin framework for the nanoparticle-polymer dynamics, we comprehensively investigate the velocity and position temporal relaxations of the SNP in the absence and presence of end-to-end distance fluctuations for the tethered polymer. We demonstrate that polymer structural relaxations substantially impact the SNP adhesive dynamics, especially when the grafted polymer is more flexible. Moreover, a long-time tail with t-3/2 scaling due to polymer chain-length fluctuations is observed in the velocity autocorrelation for a bound SNP. Finally, the thermodynamic effects of membrane morphology on SNP adhesion are explored by modifying the membrane-mediated binding potential of mean force.
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- Yu-Wen Wu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
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Radhakrishnan R, Yu HY, Eckmann DM, Ayyaswamy PS. Computational Models for Nanoscale Fluid Dynamics and Transport Inspired by Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics. JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER 2017; 139:0330011-330019. [PMID: 28035168 PMCID: PMC5125320 DOI: 10.1115/1.4035006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 08/26/2016] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Traditionally, the numerical computation of particle motion in a fluid is resolved through computational fluid dynamics (CFD). However, resolving the motion of nanoparticles poses additional challenges due to the coupling between the Brownian and hydrodynamic forces. Here, we focus on the Brownian motion of a nanoparticle coupled to adhesive interactions and confining-wall-mediated hydrodynamic interactions. We discuss several techniques that are founded on the basis of combining CFD methods with the theory of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics in order to simultaneously conserve thermal equipartition and to show correct hydrodynamic correlations. These include the fluctuating hydrodynamics (FHD) method, the generalized Langevin method, the hybrid method, and the deterministic method. Through the examples discussed, we also show a top-down multiscale progression of temporal dynamics from the colloidal scales to the molecular scales, and the associated fluctuations, hydrodynamic correlations. While the motivation and the examples discussed here pertain to nanoscale fluid dynamics and mass transport, the methodologies presented are rather general and can be easily adopted to applications in convective heat transfer.
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- Ravi Radhakrishnan
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 e-mail:
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 e-mail:
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- Department of Anesthesialogy and Critical Care; Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 e-mail:
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 e-mail:
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Vitoshkin H, Yu HY, Eckmann DM, Ayyaswamy PS, Radhakrishnan R. Nanoparticle stochastic motion in the inertial regime and hydrodynamic interactions close to a cylindrical wall. PHYSICAL REVIEW FLUIDS 2016; 1:054104. [PMID: 27830213 PMCID: PMC5098402 DOI: 10.1103/physrevfluids.1.054104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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We have carried out direct numerical simulations (DNS) of the fluctuating Navier-Stokes equation together with the particle equations governing the motion of a nanosized particle or nanoparticle (NP) in a cylindrical tube. The effects of the confining boundary, its curvature, particle size, and particle density variations have all been investigated. To reveal how the nature of the temporal correlations (hydrodynamic memory) in the inertial regime is altered by the full hydrodynamic interaction due to the confining boundaries, we have employed the Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) method to determine the dynamical relaxation of a spherical NP located at various positions in the medium over a wide span of time scales compared to the fluid viscous relaxation time τv = a2/v, where a is the spherical particle radius and v is the kinematic viscosity. The results show that, as compared to the behavior of a particle in regions away from the confining boundary, the velocity autocorrelation function (VACF) for a particle in the lubrication layer initially decays exponentially with a Stokes drag enhanced by a factor that is proportional to the ratio of the particle radius to the gap thickness between the particle and the wall. Independent of the particle location, beyond time scales greater than a2/v, the decay is always algebraic followed by a second exponential decay (attributed to the wall curvature) that is associated with a second time scale D2/v, where D is the vessel diameter.
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- Helena Vitoshkin
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Corresponding author.
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Yu HY, Eckmann DM, Ayyaswamy PS, Radhakrishnan R. Composite generalized Langevin equation for Brownian motion in different hydrodynamic and adhesion regimes. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2015; 91:052303. [PMID: 26066173 PMCID: PMC4467459 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.91.052303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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We present a composite generalized Langevin equation as a unified framework for bridging the hydrodynamic, Brownian, and adhesive spring forces associated with a nanoparticle at different positions from a wall, namely, a bulklike regime, a near-wall regime, and a lubrication regime. The particle velocity autocorrelation function dictates the dynamical interplay between the aforementioned forces, and our proposed methodology successfully captures the well-known hydrodynamic long-time tail with context-dependent scaling exponents and oscillatory behavior due to the binding interaction. Employing the reactive flux formalism, we analyze the effect of hydrodynamic variables on the particle trajectory and characterize the transient kinetics of a particle crossing a predefined milestone. The results suggest that both wall-hydrodynamic interactions and adhesion strength impact the particle kinetics.
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- Hsiu-Yu Yu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care and Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Viñales AD, Paissan GH. Velocity autocorrelation of a free particle driven by a Mittag-Leffler noise: fractional dynamics and temporal behaviors. Phys Rev E 2015; 90:062103. [PMID: 25615040 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.90.062103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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We investigate the dynamical phase diagram of the generalized Langevin equation of the free particle driven by a Mittag-Leffler noise and show critical curves and a critical value of the exponent parameter of the Mittag-Leffler function that mark different dynamical regimes. By considering that the modeling of a Mittag-Leffer memory kernel corresponds to a power-law second-order memory kernel, we show that the generalized Langevin equation of the velocity autocorrelation function (VACF) is transformed in a fractional Langevin equation. In the superdiffusive case our results exhibit oscillations and negative correlations of the VACF that are not provided by the usual power-law noise model.
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- A D Viñales
- CRUB, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Quintral 1250, 8400 Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina and Extensión Áulica de la Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, 8400 Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
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- CRUB, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Quintral 1250, 8400 Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina and Centro atomico Bariloche, CNEA/CONICET, Av. Bustillo Km 9.5, 8400 Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
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Uma B, Ayyaswamy PS, Radhakrishnan R, Eckmann DM. MODELING OF A NANOPARTICLE MOTION IN A NEWTONIAN FLUID: A COMPARISON BETWEEN FLUCTUATING HYDRODYNAMICS AND GENERALIZED LANGEVIN PROCEDURES. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME MICRO/NANOSCALE HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE -- 2012 : PRESENTED AT THE ASME 2012 3RD MICRO/NANOSCALE HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, MARCH 3-6, 2012, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. MICRO/N... 2013; 2012:735-743. [PMID: 25621317 DOI: 10.1115/mnhmt2012-75019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A direct numerical simulation adopting an arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian based finite element method is employed to simulate the motion of a nanocarrier in a quiescent fluid contained in a cylindrical tube. The nanocarrier is treated as a solid sphere. Thermal fluctuations are implemented using two different approaches: (1) fluctuating hydrodynamics; (2) generalized Langevin dynamics (Mittag-Leffler noise). At thermal equilibrium, the numerical predictions for temperature of the nanoparticle, velocity distribution of the particle, decay of the velocity autocorrelation function, diffusivity of the particle and particle-wall interactions are evaluated and compared with analytical results, where available. For a neutrally buoyant nanoparticle of 200 nm radius, the comparisons between the results obtained from the fluctuating hydrodynamics and the generalized Langevin dynamics approaches are provided. Results for particle diffusivity predicted by the fluctuating hydrodynamics approach compare very well with analytical predictions. Ease of computation of the thermostat is obtained with the Langevin approach although the dynamics gets altered.
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- B Uma
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Radhakrishnan R, Uma B, Liu J, Ayyaswamy PS, Eckmann DM. Temporal Multiscale Approach for Nanocarrier Motion with Simultaneous Adhesion and Hydrodynamic Interactions in Targeted Drug Delivery. JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS 2013; 244:252-263. [PMID: 23853388 PMCID: PMC3706300 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2012.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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We present a fluctuating hydrodynamics approach and a hybrid approach combining fluctuating hydrodynamics with generalized Langevin dynamics to resolve the motion of a nanocarrier when subject to both hydrodynamic interactions and adhesive interactions. Specifically, using these approaches, we compute equilibrium probability distributions at constant temperature as well as velocity autocorrelation functions of the nanocarrier subject to thermal motion in a quiescent Newtonian fluid medium, when tethered by a harmonic spring force mimicking a tether due to a single receptor-ligand bond. We demonstrate that the thermal equipartition of translation, rotation, and spring degrees of freedom are preserved by our formalism while simultaneously resolving the nature of the hydrodynamic correlations. Additionally, we evaluate the potential of mean force (or free energy density) along a specified reaction coordinate to faciltate extensive conformational sampling of the nanocarrier motion. We show that our results are in excellent agreement with analytical results and Monte Carlo simulations, thereby validating our methodologies. The frameworks we have presented provide a comprehensive platform for temporal multiscale modeling of hydrodynamic and microscopic interactions mediating nanocarrier motion and adhesion in vascular targeted drug delivery.
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- R. Radhakrishnan
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Corresponding author:
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Ma C. Mittag-Leffler vector random fields with Mittag-Leffler direct and cross covariance functions. ANN I STAT MATH 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s10463-013-0398-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ayyaswamy PS, Muzykantov V, Eckmann DM, Radhakrishnan R. Nanocarrier Hydrodynamics and Binding in Targeted Drug Delivery: Challenges in Numerical Modeling and Experimental Validation. J Nanotechnol Eng Med 2013; 4:101011-1010115. [PMID: 23917383 PMCID: PMC3708709 DOI: 10.1115/1.4024004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2012] [Revised: 03/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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This review discusses current progress and future challenges in the numerical modeling of targeted drug delivery using functionalized nanocarriers (NC). Antibody coated nanocarriers of various size and shapes, also called functionalized nanocarriers, are designed to be injected in the vasculature, whereby they undergo translational and rotational motion governed by hydrodynamic interaction with blood particulates as well as adhesive interactions mediated by the surface antibody binding to target antigens/receptors on cell surfaces. We review current multiscale modeling approaches rooted in computational fluid dynamics and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics to accurately resolve fluid, thermal, as well as adhesive interactions governing nanocarrier motion and their binding to endothelial cells lining the vasculature. We also outline current challenges and unresolved issues surrounding the modeling methods. Experimental approaches in pharmacology and bioengineering are discussed briefly from the perspective of model validation.
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- Portonovo S. Ayyaswamy
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics,University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Pharmacology,and Center for Targeted Therapeutics and Translational Nanomedicine,University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Institute of Translational Medicine and Therapeutics,Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care,and Department of Bioengineering,University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Institute of Translational Medicine and Therapeutics,Department of Bioengineering,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia, PA 19104e-mail:
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Uma B, Radhakrishnan R, Eckmann DM, Ayyaswamy PS. Nanocarrier-Cell Surface Adhesive and Hydrodynamic Interactions: Ligand-Receptor Bond Sensitivity Study. J Nanotechnol Eng Med 2013; 3:310101-310108. [PMID: 23917171 DOI: 10.1115/1.4007522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2012] [Revised: 08/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A hybrid approach combining fluctuating hydrodynamics with generalized Langevin dynamics is employed to study the motion of a neutrally buoyant nanocarrier in an incompressible Newtonian stationary fluid medium. Both hydrodynamic interactions and adhesive interactions are included, as are different receptor-ligand bond constants relevant to medical applications. A direct numerical simulation adopting an arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian based finite element method is employed for the simulation. The flow around the particle and its motion are fully resolved. The temperatures of the particle associated with the various degrees of freedom satisfy the equipartition theorem. The potential of mean force (or free energy density) along a specified reaction coordinate for the harmonic (spring) interactions between the antibody and antigen is evaluated for two different bond constants. The numerical evaluations show excellent comparison with analytical results. This temporal multiscale modeling of hydrodynamic and microscopic interactions mediating nanocarrier motion and adhesion has important implications for designing nanocarriers for vascular targeted drug delivery.
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- B Uma
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, PA 19104 e-mail:
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Uma B, Radhakrishnan R, Eckmann DM, Ayyaswamy PS. A hybrid approach for the simulation of a nearly neutrally buoyant nanoparticle thermal motion in an incompressible Newtonian fluid medium. JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER 2013; 135:0110111-0110119. [PMID: 23814315 PMCID: PMC3691872 DOI: 10.1115/1.4007668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2012] [Revised: 05/21/2012] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A hybrid scheme based on Markovian fluctuating hydrodynamics of the fluid and a non-Markovian Langevin dynamics with the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck noise perturbing the translational and rotational equations of motion of a nanoparticle is employed to study the thermal motion of a nearly neutrally buoyant nanoparticle in an incompressible Newtonian fluid medium. A direct numerical simulation adopting an arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian based finite element method is employed in simulating the thermal motion of the particle suspended in the fluid contained in a cylindrical vessel. The instantaneous flow around the particle and the particle motion are fully resolved. The numerical results show that (a) the calculated temperature of the nearly neutrally buoyant Brownian particle in a quiescent fluid satisfies the equipartition theorem; (b) the translational and rotational decay of the velocity autocorrelation functions result in algebraic tails, over long time; (c) the translational and rotational mean square displacements of the particle obeys Stokes-Einstein and Stokes-Einstein-Debye relations, respectively; and (d) the parallel and perpendicular diffusivities of the particle closer to the wall are consistent with the analytical results, where available. The study has important implications for designing nanocarriers for targeted drug delivery.
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- B. Uma
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care,University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia, PA 19104e-mail:
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- Department of Bioengineering,University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia, PA 19104e-mail:
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care,University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia, PA 19104e-mail:
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Uma B, Ayyaswamy PS, Radhakrishnan R, Eckmann DM. Fluctuating Hydrodynamics Approach for the Simulation of Nanoparticle Brownian Motion in a Newtonian Fluid. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 3:13-20. [PMID: 23950764 DOI: 10.1260/1759-3093.3.1-2.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The Brownian motion of a nanoparticle in an incompressible Newtonian fluid (quiescent or fully developed Poiseuille flow) has been investigated with an arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian based finite element method. Results for the motion in a compressible fluid medium are estimated. Thermal fluctuations from the fluid are implemented using a fluctuating hydrodynamics approach. The instantaneous flow around the particle and the particle motion are fully resolved. Carriers of two different sizes with three different densities have been investigated (nearly neutrally buoyant). The numerical results show that (a) the calculated temperature of the nearly neutrally buoyant Brownian particle in a quiescent fluid satisfies the equipartition theorem; (b) the translational and rotational decay of the velocity autocorrelation functions result in algebraic tails, over long time; (c) the translational and rotational mean square displacements of the particle obeys Stokes-Einstein and Stokes-Einstein-Debye relations, respectively. Larger the particle, longer the time taken to attain this limit; and (d) the parallel and perpendicular diffusivities of the particle closer to the wall are consistent with the analytical results, where available.
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- B Uma
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 ; Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Uma B, Eckmann D, Ayyaswamy P, Radhakrishnan R. A hybrid formalism combining fluctuating hydrodynamics and generalized Langevin dynamics for the simulation of nanoparticle thermal motion in an incompressible fluid medium. Mol Phys 2012; 110:1057-1067. [PMID: 22865935 PMCID: PMC3410742 DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2012.663510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A novel hybrid scheme based on Markovian fluctuating hydrodynamics of the fluid and a non-Markovian Langevin dynamics with the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck noise perturbing the translational and rotational equations of motion of the nanoparticle is employed to study the thermal motion of a nanoparticle in an incompressible Newtonian fluid medium. A direct numerical simulation adopting an arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) based finite element method (FEM) is employed in simulating the thermal motion of a particle suspended in the fluid confined in a cylindrical vessel. The results for thermal equilibrium between the particle and the fluid are validated by comparing the numerically predicted temperature of the nanoparticle with that obtained from the equipartition theorem. The nature of the hydrodynamic interactions is verified by comparing the velocity autocorrelation function (VACF) and mean squared displacement (MSD) with well-known analytical results. For nanoparticle motion in an incompressible fluid, the fluctuating hydrodynamics approach resolves the hydrodynamics correctly but does not impose the correct equipartition of energy based on the nanoparticle mass because of the added mass of the displaced fluid. In contrast, the Langevin approach with an appropriate memory is able to show the correct equipartition of energy, but not the correct short- and long-time hydrodynamic correlations. Using our hybrid approach presented here, we show for the first time, that we can simultaneously satisfy the equipartition theorem and the (short- and long-time) hydrodynamic correlations. In effect, this results in a thermostat that also simultaneously preserves the true hydrodynamic correlations. The significance of this result is that our new algorithm provides a robust computational approach to explore nanoparticle motion in arbitrary geometries and flow fields, while simultaneously enabling us to study carrier adhesion mediated by biological reactions (receptor-ligand interactions) at the vessel wall at a specified finite temperature.
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- B. Uma
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Uma B, Swaminathan TN, Ayyaswamy PS, Eckmann DM, Radhakrishnan R. Erratum: “Generalized Langevin dynamics of a nanoparticle using a finite element approach: Thermostating with correlated noise” [J. Chem. Phys. 135, 114104 (2011)]. J Chem Phys 2012. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3674980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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