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This book is about artificial cilia. The use of artificial cilia to create pumping and/or mixing in micro‐fluidic devices is a recent development, inspired by nature. Cilia are small hairs that can be found in biology and are used for (fluid) actuation and sensing. Microscopic actuators resembling cilia, actuated to move under the influence of various stimuli such as electrostatic fields, magnetic fields and even light, have been developed by a number of groups and shown to be capable of generating flow and mixing in micro‐fluidic environments. The research on artificial cilia started about a decade ago, and is rapidly expanding. In addition to being relevant for potential application in lab‐on‐a‐chip devices, the work on artificial cilia forms a beautiful example of how a biological system can form the successful basis for both scientific research and technological applications. In this introductory chapter we discuss the structure and working principle of biological cilia, touch upon the potential micro‐fluidic applications of artificial cilia, give an overview of chapters included in this book, and we conclude with providing a perspective on future developments in artificial cilia.
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This book is about artificial cilia.
The use of artificial cilia to create pumping and/or mixing in micro‐fluidic devices is a recent development, inspired by nature.
Cilia are small hairs that can be found in biology and are used for (fluid) actuation and sensing.
Microscopic actuators resembling cilia, actuated to move under the influence of various stimuli such as electrostatic fields, magnetic fields and even light, have been developed by a number of groups and shown to be capable of generating flow and mixing in micro‐fluidic environments.
The research on artificial cilia started about a decade ago, and is rapidly expanding.
In addition to being relevant for potential application in lab‐on‐a‐chip devices, the work on artificial cilia forms a beautiful example of how a biological system can form the successful basis for both scientific research and technological applications.
In this introductory chapter we discuss the structure and working principle of biological cilia, touch upon the potential micro‐fluidic applications of artificial cilia, give an overview of chapters included in this book, and we conclude with providing a perspective on future developments in artificial cilia.
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