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In this research, the possibility of application of protists living micromachines was investigated. Motion of protist is controlled by using ’taxis’. The author et al. formerly achieved the motion control of Paramecium by using the galvano-taxis. They also succeeded the rotation of micro impeller by using controlled Paramecium. The possibility of using protist as living micromachines was improved by these results. However, this method could not be applicable for Mastigophora or Sarcodina. Therefore, this study investigates the motion control of protist by using phototaxis. The results showed that a kind of Mastigophora, “Euglena gracilis” could be controlled its motion by using its negative photophobic response. In this research, a euglena was captured into a dark spot and its motion could be controlled by changing the position of the dark spot. The local illumination of the optical field was also investigated.
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Itoh, A. (2004). Euglena Motion Control by Local Illumination. In: Kato, N., Ayers, J., Morikawa, H. (eds) Bio-mechanisms of Swimming and Flying. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-53951-3_2
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