TY  - GEN
T1  - A simple self-organized swimmer driven by molecular motors
T3  - epl : a letters journal exploring the frontiers of physics. - 84. 2008, 6, 68002, S. 1-6. - http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/84/68002
A1  - Günther,Stefan
A1  - Kruse,Karsten
Y1  - 2009/01/21
N2  - We investigate a self-organized swimmer at low Reynolds numbers. The microscopic swimmer is composed of three spheres that are connected by two identical active linker arms. Each linker arm contains molecular motors and elastic elements and can oscillate spontaneously. We find that such a system immersed in a viscous fluid can self-organize into a state of directed swimming. The swimmer provides a simple system to study important aspects of the swimming of micro-organisms.
KW  - Synchronisierung
KW  - Schwimmen
CY  - Saarbrücken
PB  - Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek
AD  - Postfach 151141, 66041 Saarbrücken
UR  - http://scidok.sulb.uni-saarland.de/volltexte/2009/2068
ER  -