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Seminar✓ Recording AvailablePhysics of Life

Metachronal waves in swarms of nematode Turbatrix aceti

Anton Peshkov

Dr.

University of Rochester

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Monday, November 8, 2021

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Sunday, November 7, 2021

4:00 PM America/Los_Angeles

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Physics of Life

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SLAAM by UC Merced

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70 minutes

Abstract

There is a recent surge of interest in the behavior of active particles that can at the same time align their direction of movement and synchronize their oscillations, known as swarmalators. While analytical and numerical models of such systems are now abundant, no real-life examples have been shown to date. I will present an experimental investigation of the collective motion of the nematode Turbatrix aceti, which self-propel by body undulation. I will show that under favorable conditions these nematodes can synchronize their body oscillations, forming striking traveling metachronal waves which, similar to the case of beating cilia, produce strong fluid flows. I will demonstrate that the location and strength of this collective state can be controlled through the shape of the confining structure; in our case the contact angle of a droplet. This opens a way for producing controlled work such as on-demand flows or displacement of objects. I will illustrate this by a practical example: showing that the force generated by the collectively moving nematodes is sufficient to change the mode of evaporation of fluid droplets, by counteracting the surface-tension force, which allow us to estimate its strength.

Topics

active matterbody undulationcollective motionconfining structureexperimentsfluid flowsmetachronal wavessurface-tensionswarmalatorssynchronizationturbatrix aceti

About the Speaker

Anton Peshkov

Dr.

University of Rochester

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www.linkedin.com/in/anton-peshkov/

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