Microfluidic Applications of Artificial Cilia: Recent Progress, Demonstration, and Future Perspectives

Vignesh Sahadevan, Bivas Panigrahi, Chia-Yuan Chen
2022 Micromachines  
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
more » ... nofluidics, 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.
doi:10.3390/mi13050735 pmid:35630202 pmcid:PMC9147031 fatcat:zbpowhmthraqnlxz5mu4gyqatq