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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Published in:Micromachines (Basel) 2022-05, Vol.13 (5), p.735
Main Authors: Sahadevan, Vignesh, Panigrahi, Bivas, Chen, Chia-Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
artificial cilia
Asymmetry
biological/medical applications
Biomedical materials
flow manipulation
Fluid dynamics
Fluid flow
Fluidics
Graphene
Hair
Hydrogels
Local flow
Microfluidics
Miniaturization
Nanofluids
Review
Signal processing
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2072-666X
2072-666X
DOI:10.3390/mi13050735