A Parallel Modular Biomimetic Cilia Sorting Platform

The aquatic unicellular organism Paramecium caudatum uses cilia to swim around its environment and to graze on food particles and bacteria. Paramecia use waves of ciliary beating for locomotion, intake of food particles and sensing. There is some evidence that Paramecia pre-sort food particles by di...

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Main Authors: James G. H. Whiting, Richard Mayne, Andrew Adamatzky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Biomimetics
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/3/2/5