Changes in geometrical aspects of a simple model of cilia synchronization control the dynamical state, a possible mechanism for switching of swimming gaits in microswimmers

Evelyn Hamilton; Pietro Cicuta

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0249060

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Changes in geometrical aspects of a simple model of cilia synchronization control the dynamical state, a possible mechanism for switching of swimming gaits in microswimmers

Evelyn Hamilton,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Pietro Cicuta

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: pc245@cam.ac.uk

Affiliation Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9193-8496

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Changes in geometrical aspects of a simple model of cilia synchronization control the dynamical state, a possible mechanism for switching of swimming gaits in microswimmers

Evelyn Hamilton,
Pietro Cicuta

Published: April 8, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249060

About the Authors

Evelyn Hamilton

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Pietro Cicuta

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: pc245@cam.ac.uk

Affiliation Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9193-8496

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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