Hydrodynamic interaction of two unsteady model microorganisms

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 267, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 252-263

  Giacché, Davide ^a   Ishikawa, Takuji ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bio fluid mechanics; Cell locomotion; Ciliates; Diffusion; Stokes flow

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; DIFFUSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOCOMOTION; MICROORGANISM; STROKE; UNSTEADY FLOW;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SURFACE; CELL SUSPENSION; CILIARY MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOCOMOTION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACTERIA; CILIA; DIFFUSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; SHEAR STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS;

CILIOPHORA;

EID: 77957341759     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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