Undulatory swimming in shear-thinning fluids: experiments with<i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>
Undulatory swimming in shear-thinning fluids: experiments with<i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>
The swimming behaviour of microorganisms can be strongly influenced by the rheology of their fluid environment. In this manuscript, we experimentally investigate the effects of shear-thinning viscosity on the swimming behaviour of an undulatory swimmer, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Tracking methods are used to measure the swimmer's kinematic data (including …