Recent advances in our understanding of the structure-function relationship of motile cilia
with the 9+ 2 microtubular arrangement have helped explain some of the mechanisms of …

Background Cilia are complex and powerful cellular structures of the respiratory mucosa that
play a critical role in airway defense. Respiratory epithelium is lined with cilia that perform an …

We present a simple but realistic model for the internal bend-generating mechanism of cilia,
using parameters obtained from the analysis of data of the beat of a single cilium, and …

Motile cilia are hair-like cell extensions that beat periodically to generate fluid flow along
various epithelial tissues within the body. In dense multiciliated carpets, cilia were shown to …

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), affecting more than 35 million Americans of all ages, 1
represents several distinct entities which are clinically indistinguishable. Although the …

The technique of differential dynamic microscopy is extended here, showing that it can
provide a powerful and objective method of video analysis for optical microscopy videos of …

Motile cilia mediate the flow of mucus and other fluids across the surface of specialized
epithelia in metazoans. Efficient clearance of peri-ciliary fluids depends on the precise …

This paper presents a simple and reasonable method for generating a phenomenological
model of the internal mechanism of cilia. The model uses a relatively small number of …

The phenomenon of ciliary coordination has garnered increasing attention in recent
decades and multiple theories have been proposed to explain its occurrence in different …

The coordinated beating of motile cilia is responsible for ovum transport in the oviduct,
transport of mucus in the respiratory tract, and is the basis of motility in many single-celled …