2 papers
q-bio.BM2018
Spontaneous Circulation of Active Microtubules Confined by Optical Traps
Stephen E Martin, Matthew E Brunner, Joshua M Deutsch
We propose an experiment to demonstrate spontaneous ordering and symmetry breaking of kinesin-driven microtubules confined to an optical trap. Calculations involving the feasibilit…
q-bio.SC2018
Emergence of Metachronal Waves in Active Microtubule Arrays
Stephen E Martin, Matthew E Brunner, Joshua M Deutsch
The physical mechanism behind the spontaneous formation of metachronal waves in microtubule arrays in a low Reynolds number fluid has been of interest for the past several years, y…