2010/10/18 by Trushant Majmudar, Trushant S. Majmudar, Eric Keaveny +7
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution #FOS: Physical sciences #Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn) #Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms #physics.flu-dyn
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1010.3709
Includes video movies for APS DFD Gallery of Fluid Motion
arxiv created 2010/10/18 · openalex publication_date 2010/10/18 · arxiv updated 2010/10/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Undulatory locomotion of microorganisms like soil-dwelling worms and spermatozoa, in structured environments, is ubiquitous in nature. They navigate complex environments consisting of fluids and obstacles, negotiating hydrodynamic effects and geometrical constraints. Here, we show fluid dynamics videos of experiments and simulations of \textit C. elegans moving in an array of micro-pillars. In addition, we show a video of transition from swimming to crawling in drop of \textit C. elegans, where the fluid is wicking into agar.