Thermodynamic Limits of Sperm Swimming Precision
Claudio Maggi, Filippo Saglimbeni, V. Carmona Sosa, R. Di Leonardo, Binita Nath, Andrea Puglisi
Abstract
This study employs the thermodynamic uncertainty relation to explore the connection between energy dissipation and mesoscopic fluctuations in sperm beating, elucidating the role of the coupling among molecular motors that actuate the flagellar movement.
Topics & Concepts
Mesoscopic physicsDissipationMolecular motorConnection (principal bundle)Coupling (piping)SpermPhysicsStatistical physicsEnergy (signal processing)BiologyThermodynamicsEngineeringBiophysicsMechanical engineeringCondensed matter physicsQuantum mechanicsGeneticsMicro and Nano RoboticsAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsMolecular Communication and Nanonetworks