Abstract

The forces exerted on the flagellum of the swimming alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by surrounding fluid are estimated from video data. "Wild-type" cells, as well as cells lacking inner dynein arms (ida3) and cells lacking outer dynein arms (oda2) were imaged (350 fps; 125 nm). Digital image registration and sorting algorithms provide high-resolution descriptions of the kinematics of the cell body and flagellum. The swimming cell is then modeled as an ellipsoid in Stokes flow, propelled by viscous forces that depend linearly on the velocity of the flagellum. The coefficients (C N and CT) that related normal and tangent forces on the flagellum to corresponding velocity components are estimated from equilibrium requirements. Their values are consistent among all three genotypes and similar to theoretical predictions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, SBC 2011
Pages1249-1250
Number of pages2
EditionPARTS A AND B
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
EventASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, SBC 2011 - Farmington, PA, United States
Duration: Jun 22 2011Jun 25 2011

Publication series

NameASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, SBC 2011
NumberPARTS A AND B

Conference

ConferenceASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, SBC 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityFarmington, PA
Period06/22/1106/25/11

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