C. elegans in Complex Media

2011/10/13 by X. N. Shen, Xiaoning Shen, Gabriel Juárez +6
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics #Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn) #Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms #Spaceflight effects on biology #physics.bio-ph #physics.flu-dyn

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1110.3084

Two video files are included

arxiv created 2011/10/13 · openalex publication_date 2011/10/13 · arxiv updated 2011/10/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We experimentally studied the locomotion of the nematode C. elegans in both fluidic and granular media. In this fluid dynamics video, we show the motility gaits of the nematode in these two environments. The motility of the nematode C. elegans is investigated using particle tracking methods. Experimental results show that different transport patterns emerge from the fluidic and granular media during the nematode locomotion.

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