The Fluid Dynamics of Cell Motility

by Eric Lauga

Book Overview

Fluid dynamics plays a crucial role in many cellular processes, including the locomotion of cells such as bacteria and spermatozoa. These organisms possess flagella, slender organelles whose time periodic motion in a fluid environment gives rise to motility. Sitting at the intersection of applied mathematics, physics and biology, the fluid dynamics of cell motility is one of the most successful applications of mathematical tools to the understanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1316626709
• ISBN13: 9781316626702
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 9.6"