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Motility of Living Cells and Micro-Organisms

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The Application of Laser Light Scattering to the Study of Biological Motion

Part of the book series: NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series ((NSSA,volume 59))

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Motility is what characterizes the dynamics of living cells and organisms with autonomous motion. Such are flagellated bacteria and spermatozoa which thus can be assigned a velocity. Objects without locomotion apparatus or cells whose apparatus machinery has been inhibited merely undergo Brownian motion. The mobility of Brownian systems is characterized by their diffusion coefficient.

Work supported by the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (F.N.R.S., Belgium).

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Boon, JP. (1983). Motility of Living Cells and Micro-Organisms. In: Earnshaw, J.C., Steer, M.W. (eds) The Application of Laser Light Scattering to the Study of Biological Motion. NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series, vol 59. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4487-2_37

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