2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of Hybrid Cell MEMS by Controlling Coordinated Motion of Vorticella
| Project/Area Number |
22810012
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Microdevices/Nanodevices
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| Research Institution | Toyohashi University of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
NAGAI Moeto 豊橋技術科学大学, 大学院・工学研究科, 助教 (00580557)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | バイオアクチュエータ / マイクロ流体デバイス / ツリガネムシ / バイオMEMS / フローレギュレータ / 協調動作制御 |
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| Research Abstract |
We demonstrate flow regulation powered by a stalk of Vorticella. We introduced Vorticella into a channel and caused the stalks to contract and extend by changing calcium ion concentration. The extended cells transformed the flow through the channel, which shows the controllability of a flow rate.
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