Longitudinal to transverse metachronal wave transitions in an in-vitro model of ciliated bronchial epithelium
O. Mesdjian, C. Wang, S. Gsell, U. D'Ortona, J. Favier, A. Viallat, E. Loiseau
The paper shows that the direction of metachronal waves in ciliated epithelium depends on mucus transport efficiency, with longitudinal waves maximizing mucus transport and transverse waves minimizing energy dissipation.
bioRxiv · Oct 28, 2021Biophysics