title: Demonstration of a bio-microactuator powered by vascular smooth muscle cells coupled to polymer micropillars.
abstract: We have demonstrated the working principle of a bio-microactuator using smooth muscle cells (SMCs) by driving micropillars coupled to cultured SMCs and controlled pillar displacements by chemical stimuli; the generated driving force was estimated to be over 1.1 microN.
authors: Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan.
authors: Yo
authors: Y
authors: Tanaka
authors: Kae
authors: K
authors: Sato
authors: Tatsuya
authors: T
authors: Shimizu
authors: Masayuki
authors: M
authors: Yamato
authors: Teruo
authors: T
authors: Okano
authors: Ichiro
authors: I
authors: Manabe
authors: Ryozo
authors: R
authors: Nagai
authors: Takehiko
authors: T
authors: Kitamori
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000166:cytology; D008297:Male; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000378:metabolism*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D014661:Vasoconstriction
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers