Cilia Body Motion (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Cilia Body Motion

Caption

The body motion is cancelled and basis of the cilium is fixed. The blue line corresponds to the mathematical description of the position of the cilium. The red circle corresponds to the basis of the cilium. The video is slowed by a factor of 40.

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Philip Bayly

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