2 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
Amoeboid cell migration and shape dynamics driven by actin polymerization
Winfried Schmidt, Chaouqi Misbah, Alexander Farutin
Cell migration is fundamental to development, tissue organization, immune response, and disease progression. Amoeboid motility is distinguished by rapid motion and strongly fluctua…
cond-mat.soft2022
Suppression of bacterial rheotaxis in wavy channels
Winfried Schmidt, Igor S. Aranson, Walter Zimmermann
Controlling the swimming behavior of bacteria is crucial, for example, to prevent contamination of ducts and catheters. We show the bacteria modeled by deformable microswimmers can…