Propulsion of Microorganisms by Surface Distortions

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 77, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 4102-4104

  Stone, Howard A ^a   Samuel, Aravinthan D T ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000973878     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.4102     Document Type: Article

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