Fluid Dynamic Models of Flagellar and Ciliary Beating
ROBERT H. DILLON,
LISA J. FAUCI,
CHARLOTTE OMOTO,
XINGZHOU YANG,
ROBERT H. DILLON
Department of Mathematics, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
Search for more papers by this authorLISA J. FAUCI
Department of Mathematics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCHARLOTTE OMOTO
School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
Search for more papers by this authorXINGZHOU YANG
Center for Computational Science, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorROBERT H. DILLON,
LISA J. FAUCI,
CHARLOTTE OMOTO,
XINGZHOU YANG,
ROBERT H. DILLON
Department of Mathematics, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
Search for more papers by this authorLISA J. FAUCI
Department of Mathematics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCHARLOTTE OMOTO
School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
Search for more papers by this authorXINGZHOU YANG
Center for Computational Science, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAddress for correspondence: Robert H. Dillon, Department of Mathematics, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA. [email protected]
Abstract
Abstract: We have developed a fluid–mechanical model of a eucaryotic axoneme that couples the internal force generation of dynein molecular motors, the passive elastic mechanics of microtubules, and forces due to nexin links with a surrounding incompressible fluid. This model has been used to examine both ciliary beating and flagellar motility. In this article, we show preliminary simulation results for sperm motility in both viscous and viscoelastic fluids, as well as multiciliary interaction with a mucus layer.
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