Bioengineering Hyperbook

Department of Bioengineering


Category: Protists (Algae, Amoeba, Dinoflagellates)

Physarum Polycephalum (Slime Mold): Chemical Properties  

Slime Mold, Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reactions, Shuttle Streaming, Nutrition, Plasma Invagination

Olivia Cozariuc, Tamir Kegeles, Ethan Levene, Audrey Pepin

The Chemistry Behind the Coral Colony 

Biomineralization, Aragonite, Photosynthesis, Symbiosis, Zooxanthellae, Corals

Maureen Awad, Evan Chow, Luke Gailloux, Rylee McKay, Adrian Yehia

Physarum Polycephalum (Slime Mold): the Mazerunner 

Physarum polycephalum; Slime mold; Tube network; Locomotion; External stimuli; Navigation; Structural integrity; Peristaltic waves; Chemotaxis; Lattice structure

Audrey Pepin, Ethan Levene, Olivia Cozariuc, Tamir Kegeles

Navigating the Depths of Hydrozoan and Bryozoan Physical Design Solutions  

Skeletons, Locomotion, Medusoid jet propulsion, Hydrodynamics, Feeding mechanisms, Nematocytes

Aizaz Ahsan Wahla, Ocean Burland, Dante Daniel Garcia Perez, Jessica Michalski

The Physical Basis of Coral Reefs 

Maureen Awad, Evan Chow, Luke Gailloux, Rylee McKay, Adrian Yehia

Slime Mold: A True Biological Computer 

Network optimization, CELL models, Slime Mold Algorithm, Cognition, Game theory, Pattern formation, Reaction-Diffusion theory, Keller-Segel Model, Biomaterial

Audrey Pepin, Ethan Levene, Olivia Cozariuc, Tamir Kegeles

Just Keep Swimming: Structure, Movement, and Light Interactions of Unicellular Green Algae

Unicellular green algae, stress, locomotion, kinematics, swimming, light properties

Ai-Lan Ji-Eun Nguyen, Tesnim Obey, Anders Schwarz, Jackson Yu

A Mathematical Approach to Understanding Volvox

Algae, fractal geometry, self-assembly, nutrient uptake, embryo inversion, multicellularity, randomness, swimming

Robinson Libman, Meryem Louni, Ryan McGibbon, Ali Najjar

The Chemistry Lying Deep Within a Volvox Colony

Asexual/sexual reproduction, metabolism, protein-protein interactions, phototsynesis, colony, aging/senescence

Robinson Libman, Meryem Louni, Ryan McGibbon, Ali Najjar

The Biophysics of Volvox

Protist, algae, hydrodynamic interaction, phototaxis, embryo inversion

Robinson Libman, Meryem Louni, Ryan McGibbon, Ali Najjar

Art in Symmetry: Mathematical Models that Dictate Radiolarian Structures

Voronoi tessellations, protist, biomineralization, symmetry, Geodesic sphere, tomography, symmetry

Vicky Barré, Liora Benzecry, Rhiannon Butler, Valerie Hung

Unveiling the Chemistry of Radiolaria: Exploring Elemental Insights and Environmental Significance

Biomineralization, bioluminescence, photosymbiosis, silica cycle, bioindicator, protists

Vicky Barré, Rhiannon Butler, Valerie Hung, Liora Benzecry