Locomotion of C. elegans in Structured Environments
Fluid Dynamics
2010-10-20 v1
Abstract
Undulatory locomotion of microorganisms like soil-dwelling worms and spermatozoa, in structured environments, is ubiquitous in nature. They navigate complex environments consisting of fluids and obstacles, negotiating hydrodynamic effects and geometrical constraints. Here, we show fluid dynamics videos of experiments and simulations of {\textit {C. elegans}} moving in an array of micro-pillars. In addition, we show a video of transition from swimming to crawling in drop of {\textit {C. elegans}}, where the fluid is wicking into agar.
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@article{arxiv.1010.3709,
title = {Locomotion of C. elegans in Structured Environments},
author = {Trushant S. Majmudar and Eric Keaveny and Mike Shelley and Jun Zhang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.3709},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
Includes video movies for APS DFD Gallery of Fluid Motion