Department of Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University, 201 Old Main, University Park, PA 16801, USA.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620, USA.
Integr Comp Biol. 2021 Nov 17;61(5):1674-1688. doi: 10.1093/icb/icab105.
Metachronal motion is used across a wide range of organisms for a diverse set of functions. However, despite its ubiquity, analysis of this behavior has been difficult to generalize across systems. Here we provide an overview of known commonalities and differences between systems that use metachrony to generate fluid flow. We also discuss strategies for standardizing terminology and defining future investigative directions that are analogous to other established subfields of biomechanics. Finally, we outline key challenges that are common to many metachronal systems, opportunities that have arisen due to the advent of new technology (both experimental and computational), and next steps for community development and collaboration across the nascent network of metachronal researchers.
栉齿运动在广泛的生物体中用于多种功能。然而，尽管它无处不在，但对这种行为的分析在不同系统之间很难进行概括。在这里，我们提供了一个已知的使用栉齿来产生流体流动的系统之间的共同性和差异性的概述。我们还讨论了标准化术语的策略，并定义了类似于生物力学其他已确立的子领域的未来研究方向。最后，我们概述了许多栉齿系统共同面临的关键挑战，以及由于新技术（实验和计算）的出现而带来的机会，以及在新兴的栉齿研究人员网络中进行社区发展和合作的下一步措施。
