Artificial Cilia

Jaap Den Toonder

ISBN 10: 1849735972 / ISBN 13: 9781849735971

Published by RSC Publishing Jun 2013, 2013

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Neuware - This book gives an overview of the research field of artificial cilia, a novel technology for controlling and sensing fluid flow at microscopic scales. This field is inspired by nature, namely by naturally occurring cilia which are tiny hairs covering biological cells and that are used already for over a billion years by nature to generate and sense fluid flow. The research field started less than a decade ago and has grown fast in recent years, since it offers very interesting options for flow control in lab-on-a-chip devices.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Artificial Cilia
• Publisher: RSC Publishing Jun 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849735972
• ISBN 13: 9781849735971
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 241W x 163H x 22D millimeters 241 millimeters width by 163 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 558 grams

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Synopsis

Natural cilia are tiny hairs on cells which have generated and sensed 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.

About the Author

Jaap den Toonder studied at the Delft University of Technology and got his Master's degree in Applied Mathematics in 1991 (cum laude). He received a PhD degree (cum laude) from the same university in 1996 on a numerical/theoretical and experimental study of drag reduction in turbulent flows by polymer additives. His advisor was professor Frans Nieuwstadt.