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Synchronization of active mechanical oscillators by an inertial load
Andrej Vilfan, Thomas Duke
Motivated by the operation of myogenic (self-oscillatory) insect flight muscle, we study a model consisting of a large number of identical oscillatory contractile elements joined i…
Two adaptation processes in auditory hair cells together can provide an active amplifier
Andrej Vilfan, Thomas Duke
The hair cells of the vertebrate inner ear convert mechanical stimuli to electrical signals. Two adaptation mechanisms are known to modify the ionic current flowing through the tra…
Instabilities in the transient response of muscle
Andrej Vilfan, Thomas Duke
We investigate the isometric transient response of muscle using a quantitative stochastic model of the actomyosin cycle based on the swinging lever-arm hypothesis. We first conside…
The Active Traveling Wave in the Cochlea
Thomas Duke, Frank Julicher
A sound stimulus entering the inner ear excites a deformation of the basilar membrane which travels along the cochlea towards the apex. It is well established that this wave-like d…
Cooperative Model of Bacterial Sensing
Yu Shi, Thomas Duke
Bacterial chemotaxis is controlled by the signalling of a cluster of receptors. A cooperative model is presented, in which coupling between neighbouring receptor dimers enhances th…