Painting with Bacteria

Par Wilson Poon, Professor of Natural Philosophy, FRSE, FlnstP, School of Physics & Astronomy,  The University of Edinburgh

Mardi 06 Novembre, 14h00, Salle des séminaires (215), 2ème étage, Bâtiment A4N

Abstract :

I will show how it is possible to ‘paint pictures’ (i.e. arbitrary 2D patterns) using both static and dynamic light patterns acting on photo-activated bacterial swimmers. In the process, I will explain the design principles for engineering suitable bacterial strains for this purpose. I will also show that such bacterial painting in fact relies on a fundamental theorem in active matter physics.

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