The investigation of microswimmer dynamics provides key insights in the design of active microfluidic systems and opens doors for further studies on inertial active matter. The authors establish a theoretical foundation for the dynamics of microswimmers in confined microflows with finite fluid inertia and demonstrate non-trivial impact of inertia in a microchannel flow.
- Akash Choudhary
- Subhechchha Paul
- Holger Stark