the dynamics of microscopic filaments
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The Dynamics of Microscopic Filaments
Christopher LoweMarco Cosentino-Lagomarsini (AMOLF)
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Christopher LoweMarco Cosentino-Lagomarsini (AMOLF)
Why we’re interested:
•Flexible filaments are common in biology
•New experimental techniques allow them to be imaged and manipulated
•It’s fun
The Dynamics of Microscopic Filaments
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Example, tying a knot in Actin
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Accounting for the fluid
At its simplest, resistive force theory
||||vFf vF f
v
are respectively the perpendicular and parallel friction coefficients of a cylinder
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Gives good predictions for the swimming speedof simple spermatozoa
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Vf
F
Why might this not give a complete picture?
A simple model, a chain of rigidly connectedpoint particles with a friction coefficient
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Vf
F
Why might this not give a complete picture?
A simple model, a chain of rigidly connectedpoint particles with a friction coefficient
Ff = -(v-vf)
v Vf
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The Oseen tensor gives the solution to the inertialessfluid flow equations for a point force acting on a fluid
These equations are linear so solutions just add
38
1)(rrrF
rFrv f
ji ijijj
ij
jiiif r
rrFrF
vrF 38)(
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Approximate the solution as an integral. Fora uniform perpendicular force.
2
)1(ln8
)(bss
bFvsF f
•s = the distance along a rod of unit length•b = is the bead separation
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Approximate the solution as an integral. Fora uniform perpendicular force.
2
)1(ln8
)(bss
bFvsF f
•s = the distance along a rod of unit length•b = is the bead separation
If the velocity is uniform the friction is higher at the end than in the middle
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Numerical Model
Fb
Ft
Fx
Ff
Fb - bending force (from the bending energy for afilament with stiffness G)
Ft - Tension force (satisfies constraint of no relativedisplacement along the line of the links)
Ff - Fluid force (from the model discussed earlier,with F the sum of all non hydrodynamic forces)
Fx - External force
Solve equations of motion (with m << L / v)
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Advantages
•Simple (a few minues CPU per run)•Gives the correct rigid rod friction coefficient in the limit of a large number of beads
bLL/ln
42 || bLL/ln
42 ||
if the bead separation is interpreted as the cylinder radius
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Advantages
•Simple (a few minues CPU per run)•Gives the correct rigid rod friction coefficient in the limit of a large number of beads
bLL/ln
42 || bLL/ln
42 ||
if the bead separation is interpreted as the cylinder radius
Disadvantages
•Only approximate for a given finite aspect ratio
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What happens?
Sed = FL2/G = ratio of bending to hydrodynamic forces
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Sed = 10
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Sed = 100
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Sed = 500
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Sed = 1, filament aligned at 450
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How many times its own length does thefilament travel before re-orientating itself?
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Is this experimentally relevant?
•For sedimentation, no. Gravity is not strong enough. You’d need a ultracentrifuge
•For a microtobule, Sed ~ 1 requires F~1 pN. This isreasonable on the micrometer scale.
•Microtubules are barely charged, we estimate an electric field of 0.1 V/m for Sed ~ 1
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Conclusions
•We have a simple method to model flexiblefilaments taking into account the non-localnature of the filament/solvent interactions
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Conclusions
•We have a simple method to model flexiblefilaments taking into account the non-localnature of the filament/solvent interactions
•When we do so for the simplest non-trivial dynamic problem (sedimentation) the response of the filamentis somewhat more interesting than local theories suggest
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Conclusions
•We have a simple method to model flexiblefilaments taking into account the non-localnature of the filament/solvent interactions
•When we do so for the simplest non-trivial dynamic problem (sedimentation) the response of the filamentis somewhat more interesting than local theories suggest
•It’s just a model, so we hope it can be tested against experiment