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SUMMARY:Synchronisation and alignment of mammalian motile cilia by hydrody
 namic forces - Nicola Pellicciotta (University of Cambridge)
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CONTACT:Anne Herrmann
DESCRIPTION:Motile cilia are widespread across the animal and plant kingdo
 ms and often display complex collective dynamics which is central to their
  physiology. This talk will give an overview of the role of hydrodynamic f
 orces in the ciliary beating coordination and orientation of multiciliated
  cells in mammalian tissues. I will present our recent results using contr
 olled oscillatory external flows on multiciliated cells from brain ventric
 les. If the flow is strong enough and at a similar frequency to the active
 ly beating cilia then it can entrain the cilia oscillations. Interestingly
 \, this effect depends strongly on the number of cilia per cell. I will al
 so show preliminary data using constant external flow on an in-vitro cilio
 genesis culture of airway and brain ventricle ciliated cells.
LOCATION:MR11\, Centre for Mathematical Sciences\, Wilberforce Road\, Camb
 ridge
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