INVESTIGADORES
MARCONI Veronica Iris
artículos
Título:
Quantifying the sorting efficiency of self-propelled run-and-tumble swimmers by geometrical ratchets
Autor/es:
I. BERDAKIN; A. V. SILHANEK; H. N. MOYANO CORTEZ; V.I. MARCONI; C.A. CONDAT
Revista:
CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
Editorial:
VERSITA
Referencias:
Lugar: Varsovia; Año: 2013 p. 1 - 9
ISSN:
1895-1082
Resumen:
It has been recently shown that suitable asymmetric microstructures can be used toachieve microorganism separation. Here we study numerically how the separationprocess depends on the specific motility strategies of the microorganisms involved.Crucial properties such as the separation efficiency and the separation time for twobacterial strains are precisely defined and evaluated. In particular, the sorting of twobacterial populations inoculated in a box consisting of a series of chambers separatedby columns of asymmetric obstacles is investigated and compared to that occurring in a box free of geometrical constraints.
