Metachronal Motion across Scales: Current Challenges and Future Directions

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 across systems. Here we provide an overview of known commonalities and differences between systems that use metachrony to generate fluid flow. We also discuss strategies for standardizing terminology and defining future investigative directions that are analogous to other established subfields of biomechanics. Finally, we outline key challenges that are common to many metachronal systems, opportunities that have arisen due to the advent of new technology (both experimental and computational), and next steps for community development and collaboration across the nascent network of metachronal researchers.

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Work Title Metachronal Motion across Scales: Current Challenges and Future Directions
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  1. Margaret L. Byron
  2. David W. Murphy
  3. Kakani Katija
  4. Alexander P. Hoover
  5. Joost Daniels
  6. Kuvvat Garayev
  7. Daisuke Takagi
  8. Eva Kanso
  9. Bradford J. Gemmell
  10. Melissa Ruszczyk
  11. Arvind Santhanakrishnan
Keyword
  1. Metachronal
  2. Swimming
  3. Biomechanics
  4. Fluid dynamics
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Work Type Article
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  1. Integrative and Comparative Biology
Publication Date May 28, 2021
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  1. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icab105
Deposited August 04, 2022

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  • Added Creator David W. Murphy
  • Added Creator Kakani Katija
  • Added Creator Alexander P. Hoover
  • Added Creator Joost Daniels
  • Added Creator Kuvvat Garayev
  • Added Creator Daisuke Takagi
  • Added Creator Eva Kanso
  • Added Creator Bradford J. Gemmell
  • Added Creator Melissa Ruszczyk
  • Added Creator Arvind Santhanakrishnan
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    Work Title
    • Metachronal Motion across Scales
    • Metachronal Motion across Scales: Current Challenges and Future Directions
    Keyword
    • Metachronal, Swimming, Biomechanics, Fluid dynamics
    Subtitle
    • Current Challenges and Future Directions
    Publication Date
    • 2021-11-17
    • 2021-05-28
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