Cilia and flagella are fundamental units of motion in cellular biology. These beating, hair-like
organelles share a common basic structure but maintain widely varying functions in systems …

Flexible slender structures are ubiquitous in biological systems and engineering
applications. Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) plays a key role in the dynamics of such …

Cilia are hair-like organelles, present in arrays that collectively beat to generate flow. Given
their small size and consequent low Reynolds numbers, asymmetric motions are necessary …

We show that mucociliary membranes of animal epithelia can create fluid-mechanical
microenvironments for the active recruitment of the specific microbiome of the host. In …

Mucus clearance constitutes the primary defence of the respiratory system against viruses,
bacteria and environmental insults. This transport across the entire airway emerges from the …

Metachronal motion is used across a wide range of organisms for a diverse set of functions.
However, despite its ubiquity, analysis of this behavior has been difficult to generalize …

Ciliated organisms are present in virtually every branch of the eukaryotic tree of life. In
diverse systems, cilia operate in a coordinated manner to drive fluid flows, or even propel …

Cilia are widely employed by living systems to manipulate fluid flow in various functions,
such as feeding, pumping, and locomotion. Mimicking the intricate ciliary asymmetry in …

Cilia and flagella are highly conserved slender organelles that exhibit a variety of rhythmic
beating patterns from non-planar cone-like motions to planar wave-like deformations …

The squirmer model of Lighthill and Blake has been widely used to analyse swimming
ciliates. However, real ciliates are covered by hair-like organelles, called cilia; the …