Bulletin of the American Physical Society

APS March Meeting 2012

Volume 57, Number 1

Monday–Friday, February 27–March 2 2012; Boston, Massachusetts

Session Index

Session Z40: Biomechanics - Organismic Motion	Show Abstracts
Sponsoring Units: DBIO Chair: James Valles, Brown University Room: 156A

Friday, March 2, 2012 11:15AM - 11:27AM		Z40.00001: The mechanics of anisotropic cytoskeletal networks Tao Zhang, Moumita Das, D.A. Quint, J.M. Schwarz Preview Abstract
Friday, March 2, 2012 11:27AM - 11:39AM		Z40.00002: Self-Organized Cell Motility from Motor-Filament Interactions XinXin Du, Konstantin Doubrovinski, Miriam Osterfield Preview Abstract
Friday, March 2, 2012 11:39AM - 11:51AM		Z40.00003: Modeling of a crawling C. elegans in a micro-structured environment Amar Patel, Venkat Padmanabhan, Deepak Solomon, Zeina Khan, Frank Van Bussel, Siva Vanapalli, Kendra Rumbaugh, Jerzy Blawzdziewicz Preview Abstract
Friday, March 2, 2012 11:51AM - 12:03PM		Z40.00004: Fluctuations, Dynamics, and the Stretch-Coil Transition of Single Actin Filaments in Extensional Flows Vasily Kantsler, Raymond E. Goldstein Preview Abstract
Friday, March 2, 2012 12:03PM - 12:15PM		Z40.00005: Cell Shape Dynamics: From Waves to Migration Meghan Driscoll, Colin McCann, Xiaoyu Sun, John Fourkas, Carole Parent, Wolfgang Losert Preview Abstract
Friday, March 2, 2012 12:15PM - 12:27PM		Z40.00006: A curvature-based description for the kinematics of \textit{C. Elegans} Venkat Padmanabhan, Zeina Khan, Deepak Solomon, Siva Vanapalli, Kendra Rumbaugh, Jerzy Blawzdziewicz Preview Abstract
Friday, March 2, 2012 12:27PM - 12:39PM		Z40.00007: Paramecia Swim with a constant propulsion in Solutions of Varying Viscosity James M. Valles, Jr., Ilyong Jung, Harry Mickalide, Hojin Park, Thomas Powers Preview Abstract
Friday, March 2, 2012 12:39PM - 12:51PM		Z40.00008: Response of Swimming Paramecia to {\it in situ} changes in their apparent weight Ilyong Jung, Harry Mickalide, James M. Valles, Jr. Preview Abstract
Friday, March 2, 2012 12:51PM - 1:03PM		Z40.00009: Capillary Action may act as a cooling method in Plants and Animals Richard Kriske Preview Abstract
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:03PM - 1:15PM		Z40.00010: Data-Driven Classification of Animal Behavior Gordon Berman, William Bialek, Joshua Shaevitz Preview Abstract
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:15PM - 1:27PM		Z40.00011: Multiscale Analysis of Head Impacts in Contact Sports Mark Guttag, Subham Sett, Jennifer Franck, Kyle McNamara, Eyal Bar-Kochba, Joseph Crisco, Janet Blume, Christian Franck Preview Abstract
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:27PM - 1:39PM		Z40.00012: The fern sporangium: an ultrafast natural catapult Xavier Noblin, Mederic Argentina, Jared Westbrook, Coraline Llorens, Nicolas Rojas, Jacques Dumais Preview Abstract
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:39PM - 1:51PM		Z40.00013: Hydrodynamics of Active Permeating Gels Andrew Callan-Jones, Frank J\"ulicher Preview Abstract

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Bulletin of the American Physical Society

APS March Meeting 2012

Volume 57, Number 1

Monday–Friday, February 27–March 2 2012; Boston, Massachusetts

Session Index

Session Z40: Biomechanics - Organismic Motion

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