Microfluidic simulation of a colonial diatom chain reveals oscillatory movement

Acta Botanica Croatica

Gebeshuber, Ille C.¹  Srajer, Johannes³  Majlis, Burhanuddin J.² 

[1] Institut für Allgemeine Physik Vienna University of Technology, Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10/134, 1040 Wien, Austria; TU BIONIK Center of Excellence for Biomimetics, Vienna University of Technology Getreidemarkt 9/134, 1060 Wien, Austria; Institute of Microe;Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia;Institut für Allgemeine Physik Vienna University of Technology, Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10/134, 1040 Wien, Austria; TU BIONIK Center of Excellence for Biomimetics, Vienna University of Technology Getreidemarkt 9/134, 1060 Wien, Austria

关键词: Diatom chain;    fluid dynamics;    hydroelastics;    nutrient uptake;    computer simulation;   

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学科分类：植物学

来源: Sveuciliste u Zagrebu

【 摘 要 】

Diatoms are single-celled organisms with rigid parts in relative motion at the micro- and nanometer length scales. Some diatom species form colonies comprising many cells. In this manuscript, the results of a two-dimensional finite...

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