Nature Communications (Jun 2019)

Diffusing wave paradox of phototactic particles in traveling light pulses

  • Celia Lozano,
  • Clemens Bechinger

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10535-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The amoebae Dictyostelium have previously been observed to migrate counter to the direction of a traveling chemical wave. Here the authors demonstrate that light-activated phototactic synthetic particles move counter to the pulse direction in a way which is reminiscent of the amoebae’s behavior.