cilia

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Only a few previous magnetic cilia have made use of 'hard' magnets, which are capable of producing their own magnetic field.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

To make the cilia, the researchers introduce the magnetic microparticles into a polymer dissolved in a liquid.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

Most magnetic cilia make use of 'soft' magnets, which do not generate a magnetic field but become magnetic in the presence of a magnetic field.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

Controlling the magnetic polarization -- or magnetization -- allows you to essentially dictate precisely how the cilia will flex when an external magnetic field is applied.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

Spirochetes, like the ones attached to M. paradoxa, joined up and became the cilia of eukaryotic cells.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas