TY - GEN
T1 - Anti-biofouling surfaces featured with magnetic artificial cilia
AU - Zhang, Shuaizhong
AU - Zuo, Pan
AU - Wang, Ye
AU - Onck, Patrick R.
AU - den Toonder, Jaap M.J.
N1 - Funding Information:
The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 833214.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 CBMS-0001
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Biological cilia are versatile hair-like organelles that are very efficient in manipulating particles for, e.g., feeding, antifouling and cell transport. Inspired by the versatility of cilia, we experimentally demonstrate the anti-biofouling capabilities of active surfaces that are partially covered with magnetic artificial cilia (MAC) using real biofouling agents - microalgae Scenedesmus sp. Actuated by a rotating magnet in a circular microfluidic chip, the MAC can perform a tilted conical motion, which generates strong local flow and leads to the removal of the algae away from the central unciliated area, creating a clean area.
AB - Biological cilia are versatile hair-like organelles that are very efficient in manipulating particles for, e.g., feeding, antifouling and cell transport. Inspired by the versatility of cilia, we experimentally demonstrate the anti-biofouling capabilities of active surfaces that are partially covered with magnetic artificial cilia (MAC) using real biofouling agents - microalgae Scenedesmus sp. Actuated by a rotating magnet in a circular microfluidic chip, the MAC can perform a tilted conical motion, which generates strong local flow and leads to the removal of the algae away from the central unciliated area, creating a clean area.
KW - Anti-Fouling
KW - Bio-Fouling
KW - Magnetic Artificial Cilia
KW - Micro-Algae
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85098245866
T3 - MicroTAS 2020 - 24th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
SP - 1001
EP - 1002
BT - MicroTAS 2020 - 24th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
PB - Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society
T2 - 24th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2020
Y2 - 4 October 2020 through 9 October 2020
ER -