A5044562658- Micro and Nano Robotics
- Advanced Materials and Mechanics
- Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
- Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles
- Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
- Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
- Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
- Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
- Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
- Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
Eindhoven University of Technology
2020-2024
Microscopic magnetic artificial cilia (μMAC) performing metachronal motion are experimentally demonstrated to generate unprecedented strong microfluidic flow.
Biological cilia often perform metachronal motion, that is, neighboring move out of phase creating a travelling wave, which enables highly efficient fluid pumping and body locomotion. Current methods for artificial suffer from the complex design sophisticated actuation schemes. This paper demonstrates simple method to realize microscopic magnetic (μMAC) through control over paramagnetic particle distribution within μMAC based on their tendency align with an applied field. Actuated by 2D...
Biological cilia, hairlike organelles on cell surfaces, often exhibit collective wavelike motion known as metachrony, which helps generating fluid flow. Inspired by nature, researchers have developed artificial cilia microfluidic actuators, exploring several methods to mimic the metachrony. However, reported are difficult miniaturize because they require either control of individual properties or generation a complex external magnetic field. We introduce concept that generates metachronal...
Cilia are slender, hair-like cell protrusions that present ubiquitously in the natural world. They perform essential functions, such as generating fluid flow, propulsion, and feeding, organisms ranging from protozoa to human body. The coordinated beating of cilia, which results wavelike motions known metachrony, has fascinated researchers for decades its role functions flow generation mucus transport. Inspired by nature, have explored diverse materials fabrication artificial cilia developed...
Abstract Magnetic artificial cilia (MAC) are small actuators inspired by biological found in nature. In microfluidic chips, MAC can generate flow and remove microparticles, with applications anti‐fouling. However, the used for anti‐fouling current literature has dimensions of several hundred micrometers length, which limits application to relatively large length scales. Here, biologically‐sized magnetic (b‐MAC) only 45 long that randomly distributed on surface, microparticles. It is shown...
Abstract Healthy cartilage is a water-filled super lubricious tissue. Collagen type II provides it structural stability, and proteoglycans absorb water to keep the in swollen condition, providing ability creep provide weeping lubrication. Osteoarthritis (OA) degenerative debilitating disorder of diarthrodial joints, where articular damage originates from enzymatic degradation mechanical (wear). The objective this research observe level present knee arthroplasty patients understand friction...
Cilia are hair-like organelles present on cell surfaces. They often exhibit a collective wave-like motion that can enhance fluid or particle transportation function, known as metachronal motion. Inspired by nature, researchers have developed artificial cilia capable of inducing motion, especially magnetic actuation. However, current methods remain intricate, requiring either control the geometrical properties individual generation complex field. In this paper, we novel elegant method...