10 citations · 10 across the 2 of their papers we have counts for
2 papers
cond-mat.soft2022★ 10 cited
Self-buckling and self-writhing of semi-flexible microorganisms
Wilson Lough, Douglas B. Weibel, Saverio E. Spagnolie
The twisting and writhing of a cell body and associated mechanical stresses is an underappreciated constraint on microbial self-propulsion. Multi-flagellated bacteria can even buck…
physics.bio-ph2021
Helical trajectories of swimming cells with a flexible flagellar hook
Zonghao Zou, Wilson Lough, Saverio E. Spagnolie
The flexibility of the bacterial flagellar hook is believed to have substantial consequences for microorganism locomotion. Using a simplified model of a rigid flagellum and a flexi…