Mechanical testing of particle streaming and intact extracellular mucilage nanofibers reveal a role of elastic force in diatom motility
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DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/ac7d30
Abstract: Diatoms are unicellular microalgae with a rigid cell wall, able to glide on surfaces by releasing nanopolymeric fibers through central slits known as raphes. Here we consider the model Nitszchia communis to perform quantitative studies… read more here.
Keywords: testing particle; diatom; mechanical testing; force ... See more keywords