Microfluidic Pumping of Artificial Microcilia Via Asymmetric Beating of Cardiomyocytes (Adv. Funct. Mater. 49/2025)
Artificial Microcilia In their Research Article (10.1002/adfm.202517931), Tian-Yun Huang and co-workers present a novel biohybrid ciliary pump that leverages the inherent asymmetric beating of cardiomyocytes to actuate artificial microcilia. The image visually illustrates the components of the microcilia and their cardiomyocyte-actuated beating motion that enables effective fluid pumping. The self-beating, biocompatible system holds significant potential for applications like medical implants and targeted drug delivery.
Authors
- Tian‐Yun Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-1669)
- Pengyu Lv (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2265-4366)
- Yiyang Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3441-7918)
- Jianyong Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-895X)
- Huayang Sai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9691-2706)
- Huiling Duan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1478-5649)
- Yongze Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4086-0331)
- Zuoliang Cao
Institutions
- Peking University (CN)
- Robotics Research (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.72724
- Primary Topic
- Micro and Nano Robotics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00