SEISAN KENKYU
Online ISSN : 1881-2058
Print ISSN : 0037-105X
ISSN-L : 0037-105X
Research Review
Microsystem powered by Vorticella
Moeto NAGAIHiroshi ASAIHiroyuki FUJITA
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2010 Volume 62 Issue 3 Pages 205-212

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Abstract
We design and demonstrate a microsystem powered by Vorticella. This research has been conducted in four steps: 1) actuation properties of a stalk and cilium have been characterized; 2) methods to integrate Vorticella with a microsystem have been developed; 3) a control system for Vorticella actuator has been developed; 4) a micromixer powered by cilia and a microvalve driven by a stalk are proposed, and their feasibility is confirmed. We showed fundamental principles of the devices. The proposed device will open a door to a new field of microsystems and be extended to a controllable biomicrosystem. Cell-based autonomous microsystem will be possible in the future by integrating cells with MEMS.
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© 2010 Institute of Industrial Science The University of Tokyo
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