Physics colloquium: “Bacterial Navigation of Narrow Channels”
CoorsTek Center for Applied Science and Engineering 1523 Illinois St., Golden, CO, United StatesNuris Figueroa-Morales University of Colorado @ Boulder, Physics Department Abstract: Advancements in medicine and environmental remediation require investigation into bacterial transport and accumulation in confined geometries with the presence of flow. By looking at the dynamics of Escherichia coli bacteria in narrow microfluidic channels, we identify a phenomenon of upstream “super-contamination” of bacteria that depends on the […]