Acoustic actuation of bioinspired microswimmers

Murat Kaynak; Adem Ozcelik; Amir Nourhani; Paul E. Lammert; Vincent H. Crespi; Tony Jun Huang

doi:10.1039/c6lc01272h

Acoustic actuation of bioinspired microswimmers

Murat Kaynak, Adem Ozcelik, Amir Nourhani, Paul E. Lammert, Vincent H. Crespi, Tony Jun Huang

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Abstract

Acoustic actuation of bioinspired microswimmers is experimentally demonstrated. Microswimmers are fabricated in situ in a microchannel. Upon acoustic excitation, the flagellum of the microswimmer oscillates, which in turn generates linear or rotary movement depending on the swimmer design. The speed of these bioinspired microswimmers is tuned by adjusting the voltage amplitude applied to the acoustic transducer. Simple microfabrication and remote actuation are promising for biomedical applications.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	395-400
Number of pages	6
Journal	Lab on a Chip
Volume	17
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c6lc01272h
State	Published - Feb 7 2017

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Bioengineering
Biochemistry
General Chemistry
Biomedical Engineering

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