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Research
Latest papers
Light-induced selective speed alteration of magnetically rolled semiconductor particles.
iScience · 2026
Purcell swimmer near a wall.
Meccanica · 2026
Alignment, Rising, Sticking, and Phototaxis: Modulating the Behavior of Hematite Micropeanuts.
Advanced materials interfaces · 2025
Latest funding
- $12,500
Modelling the Assembly of Artificial Cells into Artificial Organisms
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
- $126,000
Modelling the Assembly of Artificial Cells into Artificial Organisms
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
9 publications.
Light-induced selective speed alteration of magnetically rolled semiconductor particles.
Rivas DP, Shah ZH, Shum H, Das S
Purcell swimmer near a wall.
Micalizio E, Morandotti M, Shum H, Zoppello M
Alignment, Rising, Sticking, and Phototaxis: Modulating the Behavior of Hematite Micropeanuts.
Rivas DP, Shah ZH, Shum H, Das S
Boundary-bound reactions: Pattern formation with and without hydrodynamics.
Huffman A, Shum H
The N -Link Swimmer in Three Dimensions: Controllability and Optimality Results.
Marchello R, Morandotti M, Shum H, Zoppello M
Patterns of bacterial motility in microfluidics-confining environments.
Tokárová V, Sudalaiyadum Perumal A, Nayak M, Shum H, Kašpar O, Rajendran K, Mohammadi M, Tremblay C, Gaffney EA, Martel S, Nicolau DV, Nicolau DV
Microswimmer Propulsion by Two Steadily Rotating Helical Flagella.
Shum H
Using Chemical Pumps and Motors To Design Flows for Directed Particle Assembly.
Shklyaev OE, Shum H, Balazs AC
Flow-Driven Assembly of Microcapsules into Three-Dimensional Towers.
Shum H, Balazs AC
Modelling the Assembly of Artificial Cells into Artificial Organisms
Principal investigators: Shum, Henry
Modelling the Assembly of Artificial Cells into Artificial Organisms
Principal investigators: Shum, Henry
Keywords: Artificial cells; Biomimicry; Elastohydrodynamics; Flagellar motility; Microswimmers; Numerical methods; Pattern formation; Regulatory networks; Self-assembly; Soft matter
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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