All living cells interact dynamically with a constantly changing world. Eukaryotes, in
particular, evolved radically new ways to sense and react to their environment. These …

In this review, we provide a theoretical introduction to Jeffery's equations for the orientation
dynamics of an axisymmetric object in a flow at low Reynolds number, and review recent …

The natural habitats of microorganisms in the human microbiome, ocean and soil
ecosystems are full of colloids and macromolecules. Such environments exhibit non …

Ciliated tissues, such as in the mammalian lungs, brains, and reproductive tracts, are
specialized to pump fluid. They generate flows by the collective activity of hundreds of …

We report a label-free acoustic microfluidic method to confine single, cilia-driven swimming
cells in space without limiting their rotational degrees of freedom. Our platform integrates a …

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 …

The eukaryotic flagellum propels sperm cells and simultaneously detects physical and
chemical cues that modulate the waveform of the flagellar beat. Most previous studies have …

The movement trajectories of organisms serve as dynamic read-outs of their behaviour and
physiology. For microorganisms this can be difficult to resolve due to their small size and fast …

Living organisms routinely navigate their surroundings in search of better conditions, more
food, or to avoid predators. Typically, animals do so by integrating sensory cues from the …

Locomotion at the microscale is remarkably sophisticated. Microorganisms have evolved
diverse strategies to move within highly viscous environments, using deformable, propulsion …