Abstract
We have developed polymer-based micro-actuators that can be set in motion electrostatically. When integrated in a micro-fluidic channel, the effect of the moving actuators resembles that of so-called "cilia" (beating microscopic hairs) that occur in nature and which are used for example in micro-organism propulsion. We have shown experimentally that, indeed, our artificial cilia can induce significant flow velocities of at least 75 μm/s in a fluid with a viscosity of 10 mPas.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 10th international conference on miniaturized systems for chemistry and life sciences : November 5-9 2006: Tokyo, Japan |
Editors | Takehio Kitamori |
Pages | 561-563 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Event | 10th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2006 - Tokyo, Japan Duration: 5 Nov 2006 → 9 Nov 2006 Conference number: 10 |
Conference
Conference | 10th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2006 |
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Abbreviated title | MicroTAS 2006 |
Country/Territory | Japan |
City | Tokyo |
Period | 5/11/06 → 9/11/06 |
Keywords
- Artificial cilia
- Electrostatics
- Micro-fluidics
- Polymer micro-actuators