The basket trap. (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

The basket trap.

Caption

These algae are only 10 micrometers in size. They use two flagella at the front to move, similar to a swimmer’s breaststroke, which made fixing them in traps without inhibiting their movement a challenge. The team experimented with four different-sized structures before selecting this final one.

Credit

2024 The Shoji Takeuchi Research Group at the University of Tokyo

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