Artificial Cilia
Edited by Jaap MJ den Toonder and Patrick Onck
Natural cilia are tiny hairs on cells which have generated
andsensed fluid flow in biological systems for billions of years.
Mimicking this action in artificial systems presents interesting
opportunities for flow control in lab-on-a-chip devices. Research into
this field began almost a decade ago, and this book presents the
state-of-the-art in this rapidly developing field of research inspired
by nature.
Establishing a link between nature and technology is a major
attraction to those entering the field, which encompasses materials,
processing, fluid mechanics, fluid-structure interaction, and
biomedical applications. Artificial Cilia will appeal to anyone working
in these areas and presents beautiful examples of how a biological
system can form the successful basis for research and technical
applications.
The editors have been pioneers in the field since establishing
a major European project on artificial cilia in 2005, and they are
joined by leading experts from across the globe in presenting a
comprehensive digest of this exciting new technology.
Brief Contents
- Introduction
- Numerical Modelling for Artificial Cilia
- Computational design of magnetic artificial cilia
- Modeling the Interaction of Active Cilia with Species in
Solution: From Chemical
- Reagents to Microscopic Particles
- Electrostatic Artificial Cilia
- Ferromagnetic Cilia
- Light-actuated artificial cilia based on liquid crystal
networks
- Hydrogel-actuated Integrated Responsive Systems (HAIRS):
Creating Cilia-like ‘Hairy’
- Surfaces
Series: RSC Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
ISSN: 1757-7136
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
ISBN: 978184973597
Price: £149.99
Publishing date: 31/07/2013
Target Audience: Professional and scholarly
Format: Hardback
Size: 234 x 156 mm
Pages: 300
BIC: PNF, TGM
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