Microfluidic Applications of Artificial Cilia: Recent Progress, Demonstration, and Future Perspectives
Artificial cilia-based microfluidics is a promising alternative in lab-on-a-chip applications which provides an efficient way to manipulate fluid flow in a microfluidic environment with high precision. Additionally, it can induce favorable local flows toward practical biomedical applications. The en...
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| description | Artificial cilia-based microfluidics is a promising alternative in lab-on-a-chip applications which provides an efficient way to manipulate fluid flow in a microfluidic environment with high precision. Additionally, it can induce favorable local flows toward practical biomedical applications. The endowment of artificial cilia with their anatomy and capabilities such as mixing, pumping, transporting, and sensing lead to advance next-generation applications including precision medicine, digital nanofluidics, and lab-on-chip systems. This review summarizes the importance and significance of the artificial cilia, delineates the recent progress in artificial cilia-based microfluidics toward microfluidic application, and provides future perspectives. The presented knowledge and insights are envisaged to pave the way for innovative advances for the research communities in miniaturization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ad2c7a4d81541f1bfb8b6c8fa88f62c2023-11-23T12:12:21ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2022-05-0113573510.3390/mi13050735Microfluidic Applications of Artificial Cilia: Recent Progress, Demonstration, and Future PerspectivesVignesh Sahadevan0Bivas Panigrahi1Chia-Yuan Chen2Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, TaiwanDepartment of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Energy Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 411, TaiwanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, TaiwanArtificial cilia-based microfluidics is a promising alternative in lab-on-a-chip applications which provides an efficient way to manipulate fluid flow in a microfluidic environment with high precision. Additionally, it can induce favorable local flows toward practical biomedical applications. The endowment of artificial cilia with their anatomy and capabilities such as mixing, pumping, transporting, and sensing lead to advance next-generation applications including precision medicine, digital nanofluidics, and lab-on-chip systems. This review summarizes the importance and significance of the artificial cilia, delineates the recent progress in artificial cilia-based microfluidics toward microfluidic application, and provides future perspectives. The presented knowledge and insights are envisaged to pave the way for innovative advances for the research communities in miniaturization.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/13/5/735artificial ciliamicrofluidicsflow manipulationbiological/medical applications |
| spellingShingle | Vignesh Sahadevan Bivas Panigrahi Chia-Yuan Chen Microfluidic Applications of Artificial Cilia: Recent Progress, Demonstration, and Future Perspectives Micromachines artificial cilia microfluidics flow manipulation biological/medical applications |
| title | Microfluidic Applications of Artificial Cilia: Recent Progress, Demonstration, and Future Perspectives |
| title_full | Microfluidic Applications of Artificial Cilia: Recent Progress, Demonstration, and Future Perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Microfluidic Applications of Artificial Cilia: Recent Progress, Demonstration, and Future Perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microfluidic Applications of Artificial Cilia: Recent Progress, Demonstration, and Future Perspectives |
| title_short | Microfluidic Applications of Artificial Cilia: Recent Progress, Demonstration, and Future Perspectives |
| title_sort | microfluidic applications of artificial cilia recent progress demonstration and future perspectives |
| topic | artificial cilia microfluidics flow manipulation biological/medical applications |
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