Metachronal waves of cilia (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization

Metachronal waves of cilia

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Metachronal waves of cilia comprise large-scale coordinated beating of the actuating filamentous organelle in a manner that allows controlled transport of fluid. Up to now, it has been unknown what determines the direction of propagation and other properties of ciliary waves.

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© MPIDS / Fleischmann, Novak, Golestanian

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