Despite several previously published concepts for artificial cilia, we were the first to present a prototype device on which we have proven and measured the pumping of fluid. The measured flow shows an excellent agreement with the prediction of our numerical model. Artificial cilia have a high potential for use in microfluidic applications , either as pumps or as mixers . We have published the results in the renowned journal PNAS and they were also reported in an editorial in Nature Physics .
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Using optical particle tracking we have in detail measured the hydrodynamic flow fields around an individual artificial cilium and the resulting interaction between two cilia. Besides their application in microfluidic pumps, this makes the artificial cilia also interesting as a model system for studying hydrodynamic coupling between biological cilia. We have presented these results with two talks at the European Conference on Microfluidics in Toulouse in December 2010.
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