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Magnetic cilia carpets with programmable metachronal waves

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  • Hongri Gu

    (Institute of Robotics and Intelligent System, ETH Zurich)

  • Quentin Boehler

    (Institute of Robotics and Intelligent System, ETH Zurich)

  • Haoyang Cui

    (Institute of Robotics and Intelligent System, ETH Zurich)

  • Eleonora Secchi

    (Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich)

  • Giovanni Savorana

    (Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich)

  • Carmela Marco

    (Institute of Robotics and Intelligent System, ETH Zurich)

  • Simone Gervasoni

    (Institute of Robotics and Intelligent System, ETH Zurich)

  • Quentin Peyron

    (ICube Lab, UDS-CNRS-INSA
    FEMTO-ST Institute, Université Bourgogne, Franche Comte, CNRS)

  • Tian-Yun Huang

    (Institute of Robotics and Intelligent System, ETH Zurich)

  • Salvador Pane

    (Institute of Robotics and Intelligent System, ETH Zurich)

  • Ann M. Hirt

    (Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zurich)

  • Daniel Ahmed

    (Institute of Robotics and Intelligent System, ETH Zurich)

  • Bradley J. Nelson

    (Institute of Robotics and Intelligent System, ETH Zurich)

Abstract

Metachronal waves commonly exist in natural cilia carpets. These emergent phenomena, which originate from phase differences between neighbouring self-beating cilia, are essential for biological transport processes including locomotion, liquid pumping, feeding, and cell delivery. However, studies of such complex active systems are limited, particularly from the experimental side. Here we report magnetically actuated, soft, artificial cilia carpets. By stretching and folding onto curved templates, programmable magnetization patterns can be encoded into artificial cilia carpets, which exhibit metachronal waves in dynamic magnetic fields. We have tested both the transport capabilities in a fluid environment and the locomotion capabilities on a solid surface. This robotic system provides a highly customizable experimental platform that not only assists in understanding fundamental rules of natural cilia carpets, but also paves a path to cilia-inspired soft robots for future biomedical applications.

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  • Hongri Gu & Quentin Boehler & Haoyang Cui & Eleonora Secchi & Giovanni Savorana & Carmela Marco & Simone Gervasoni & Quentin Peyron & Tian-Yun Huang & Salvador Pane & Ann M. Hirt & Daniel Ahmed & Brad, 2020. "Magnetic cilia carpets with programmable metachronal waves," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-16458-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16458-4
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