@inproceedings{7ea2f8571fa4412dad6bc230aaf15e3d,
title = "Microplasmodium dynamics of physarum polycephalum",
abstract = "The slime mold Physarum polycephalum exhibits well-known oscillations of its vein network, which drive the so-called shuttle streaming of endoplasmic fluid within the veins. These oscillations are already visible in microplasmodia, which are precursors of extended networks. We present a correlation analysis of single microplasmodia monitored in bright field. We measure the cross-sectional area and calculate the spatio-temporal velocity map of the cellular edge. We find fast oscillations with a period of 1-2 minutes superimposed on slow oscillations with a period of 20 minutes. Amplitude and period of the fast oscillations correlate with the phase of the slow oscillations. In addition, we find lateral contraction waves running along the cellular circumference with a speed of 10 microns per second.",
keywords = "Slime mold, active gels, cell motility, mechanobiology, oscillations",
author = "E. Bernitt and C. Oettmeier and D{\"o}bereiner, \{H. G.\}",
year = "2010",
month = oct,
day = "22",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-642-14515-5\_288",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783540790389",
series = "IFMBE Proceedings",
pages = "1133--1136",
booktitle = "6th World Congress of Biomechanics, WCB 2010 - In Conjunction with 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, ICBME and 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Biomechanics, APBiomech",
note = "6th World Congress of Biomechanics, WCB 2010 - In Conjunction with 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, ICBME and 5th Asia Pacific Conference on Biomechanics, APBiomech ; Conference date: 01-08-2010 Through 06-08-2010",
}