Nematode locomotion in unconfined and confined fluids
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Nematode locomotion in unconfined and confined fluids Alejandro Bilbao,1 Eligiusz Wajnryb,2 Siva A. Vanapalli,3 and Jerzy Blawzdziewicz1 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1021, USA 2Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland 3Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-3121, USA
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