Cilia are microscopic hair-like external cell organelles that are ubiquitously present in
nature, also within the human body. They fulfill crucial biological functions: motile cilia …

A recent development, inspired by nature, is the use of 'artificial cilia'to create pumping
and/or mixing in microfluidic devices. Cilia are small hairs that can be found in biology and …

Biofouling, the accumulation of biomolecules, cells, organisms, and their deposits on
submerged and implanted surfaces, is a ubiquitous problem across many human endeavors …

Microfluidic technology has emerged as a promising tool in various applications, including
biosensing, disease diagnosis, and environmental monitoring. One of the notable features of …

This review describes the current knowledge and applications of pulsatile flow in microfluidic
systems. Elements of fluid dynamics at low Reynolds number are first described in the …

One of the vital functions of naturally occurring cilia is fluid transport. Biological cilia use
spatially asymmetric strokes to generate a net fluid flow that can be utilized for feeding …

The fouling of surfaces submerged in a liquid is a serious problem for many applications
including lab-on-a-chip devices and marine sensors. Inspired by the versatility of cilia in …

Organisms use hair-like cilia that beat in a metachronal fashion to actively transport fluid and
suspended particles. Metachronal motion emerges due to a phase difference between …

Using three-dimensional computer simulations, we examine hovering aerodynamics of
flexible planar wings oscillating at resonance. We model flexible wings as tilted elastic …

Biological cells often interact with the environment through carpets of microscopic hair-like
cilia. These elastic structures are known to beat in a synchronized wavy fashion called …