Bio-hybrid micro-swimmers propelled by flagella isolated from C. reinhardtii
R. Ahmad, A. J. Bae, Y.-J. Su, S. G. Pozveh, E. Bodenschatz, A. Pumir, A. Gholami
This paper constructs bio-hybrid micro-swimmers using flagella from C. reinhardtii and shows their motion depends on calcium concentration, with higher concentrations enabling faster, straight-line movement.
bioRxiv · May 19, 2021Biophysics