title: Acoustic actuation of bioinspired microswimmers.
abstract: Acoustic actuation of bioinspired microswimmers is experimentally demonstrated. Microswimmers are fabricated in situ in a microchannel. Upon acoustic excitation, the flagellum of the microswimmer oscillates, which in turn generates linear or rotary movement depending on the swimmer design. The speed of these bioinspired microswimmers is tuned by adjusting the voltage amplitude applied to the acoustic transducer. Simple microfabrication and remote actuation are promising for biomedical applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7818-0150
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaynak
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA. tony.huang@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Adem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozcelik
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA. vhc2@psu.edu.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nourhani
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA. vhc2@psu.edu.
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Lammert
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA. vhc2@psu.edu.
authors.forename: Vincent H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Crespi
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA and Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA. tony.huang@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Tony Jun
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D040761:Biomimetic Materials; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D005407:Flagella / Q000502:physiology*; D055616:Microtechnology / Q000379:methods*; D008954:Models, Biological; D013550:Swimming; D014159:Transducers