Supplemental Information Flexural Rigidity and Shear Stiffness of Flagella Estimated from In- duced Bends and Counterbends
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Flexural Rigidity and Shear Stiffness of Flagella Estimated from Induced Bends and Counterbends.
Motile cilia and flagella are whiplike cellular organelles that bend actively to propel cells or move fluid in passages such as airways, brain ventricles, and the oviduct. Efficient motile function of cilia and flagella depends on coordinated interactions between active forces from an array of motor proteins and passive mechanical resistance from the complex cytoskeletal structure (the axoneme)...
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