3D‐Printed Artificial Cilia Arrays: A Versatile Tool for Customizable Mechanosensing
Abstract Bio‐inspired cilium‐based mechanosensors offer a high level of responsiveness, making them suitable for a wide range of industrial, environmental, and biomedical applications. Despite great promise, the development of sensors with multifunctionality, scalability, customizability, and sensin...
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| author | Phillip Glass Andy Shar Charles Pemberton Ethan Nguyen Sung Hyun Park Daeha Joung |
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| description | Abstract Bio‐inspired cilium‐based mechanosensors offer a high level of responsiveness, making them suitable for a wide range of industrial, environmental, and biomedical applications. Despite great promise, the development of sensors with multifunctionality, scalability, customizability, and sensing linearity presents challenges due to the complex sensing mechanisms and fabrication methods involved. To this end, high‐aspect‐ratio polycaprolactone/graphene cilia structures with high conductivity, and facile fabrication are employed to address these challenges. For these 3D‐printed structures, an “inter‐cilium contact” sensing mechanism that enables the sensor to function akin to an on‐off switch, significantly enhancing sensitivity and reducing ambiguity in detection, is proposed. The cilia structures exhibit high levels of customizability, including thickness, height, spacing, and arrangement, while maintaining mechanical robustness. The simplicity of the sensor design enables highly sensitive detection in diverse applications, encompassing airflow and water flow monitoring, braille detection, and debris recognition. Overall, the unique conductive cilia‐based sensing mechanism that is proposed brings several advantages, advancing the development of multi‐sensing capabilities and flexible electronic skin applications in smart robotics and human prosthetics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6fb2e45bd5e541538e2ea616b4a88ae22023-09-15T09:29:00ZengWileyAdvanced Science2198-38442023-09-011026n/an/a10.1002/advs.2023031643D‐Printed Artificial Cilia Arrays: A Versatile Tool for Customizable MechanosensingPhillip Glass0Andy Shar1Charles Pemberton2Ethan Nguyen3Sung Hyun Park4Daeha Joung5Department of Physics Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA 23284 USADepartment of Physics Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA 23284 USADepartment of Physics Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA 23284 USADepartment of Physics Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA 23284 USASustainable Technology and Wellness R&D Group Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) Jeju‐si Jeju‐do 63243 Republic of KoreaDepartment of Physics Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA 23284 USAAbstract Bio‐inspired cilium‐based mechanosensors offer a high level of responsiveness, making them suitable for a wide range of industrial, environmental, and biomedical applications. Despite great promise, the development of sensors with multifunctionality, scalability, customizability, and sensing linearity presents challenges due to the complex sensing mechanisms and fabrication methods involved. To this end, high‐aspect‐ratio polycaprolactone/graphene cilia structures with high conductivity, and facile fabrication are employed to address these challenges. For these 3D‐printed structures, an “inter‐cilium contact” sensing mechanism that enables the sensor to function akin to an on‐off switch, significantly enhancing sensitivity and reducing ambiguity in detection, is proposed. The cilia structures exhibit high levels of customizability, including thickness, height, spacing, and arrangement, while maintaining mechanical robustness. The simplicity of the sensor design enables highly sensitive detection in diverse applications, encompassing airflow and water flow monitoring, braille detection, and debris recognition. Overall, the unique conductive cilia‐based sensing mechanism that is proposed brings several advantages, advancing the development of multi‐sensing capabilities and flexible electronic skin applications in smart robotics and human prosthetics.https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.2023031643D printingcilia arraysgraphene compositesmechanosensorstactile sensors |
| spellingShingle | Phillip Glass Andy Shar Charles Pemberton Ethan Nguyen Sung Hyun Park Daeha Joung 3D‐Printed Artificial Cilia Arrays: A Versatile Tool for Customizable Mechanosensing Advanced Science 3D printing cilia arrays graphene composites mechanosensors tactile sensors |
| title | 3D‐Printed Artificial Cilia Arrays: A Versatile Tool for Customizable Mechanosensing |
| title_full | 3D‐Printed Artificial Cilia Arrays: A Versatile Tool for Customizable Mechanosensing |
| title_fullStr | 3D‐Printed Artificial Cilia Arrays: A Versatile Tool for Customizable Mechanosensing |
| title_full_unstemmed | 3D‐Printed Artificial Cilia Arrays: A Versatile Tool for Customizable Mechanosensing |
| title_short | 3D‐Printed Artificial Cilia Arrays: A Versatile Tool for Customizable Mechanosensing |
| title_sort | 3d printed artificial cilia arrays a versatile tool for customizable mechanosensing |
| topic | 3D printing cilia arrays graphene composites mechanosensors tactile sensors |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202303164 |
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