Literature DB >> 18094761

Demonstration of a bio-microactuator powered by vascular smooth muscle cells coupled to polymer micropillars.

Yo Tanaka1, Kae Sato, Tatsuya Shimizu, Masayuki Yamato, Teruo Okano, Ichiro Manabe, Ryozo Nagai, Takehiko Kitamori.   

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.

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Year:  2007        PMID： 18094761     DOI： 10.1039/b714252h

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Lab Chip        ISSN： 1473-0189            Impact factor:   6.799


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1.  A pressure driven electric energy generator exploiting a micro- to nano-scale glass porous filter with ion flow originating from water.

Authors:  Yo Tanaka; Satoshi Amaya; Shun-Ichi Funano; Hisashi Sugawa; Wataru Nagafuchi; Yuri Ito; Yusufu Aishan; Xun Liu; Norihiro Kamamichi; Yaxiaer Yalikun
Journal:  Sci Rep       Date:  2022-10-20       Impact factor: 4.996

2.  Bio-actuated microvalve in microfluidics using sensing and actuating function of Mimosa pudica.

Authors:  Yusufu Aishan; Shun-Ichi Funano; Asako Sato; Yuri Ito; Nobutoshi Ota; Yaxiaer Yalikun; Yo Tanaka
Journal:  Sci Rep       Date:  2022-05-23       Impact factor: 4.996

3.  An electric generator using living Torpedo electric organs controlled by fluid pressure-based alternative nervous systems.

Authors:  Yo Tanaka; Shun-Ichi Funano; Yohei Nishizawa; Norihiro Kamamichi; Masahiro Nishinaka; Takehiko Kitamori
Journal:  Sci Rep       Date:  2016-05-31       Impact factor: 4.379

4.  A valve powered by earthworm muscle with both electrical and 100% chemical control.

Authors:  Yo Tanaka; Shun-Ichi Funano; Yuji Noguchi; Yaxiaer Yalikun; Norihiro Kamamichi
Journal:  Sci Rep       Date:  2019-07-08       Impact factor: 4.379

5.  Anhydrobiotic chironomid larval motion-based multi-sensing microdevice for the exploration of survivable locations.

Authors:  Yo Tanaka; Doudou Ma; Satoshi Amaya; Yusufu Aishan; Yigang Shen; Shun-Ichi Funano; Tao Tang; Yoichiroh Hosokawa; Oleg Gusev; Takashi Okuda; Takahiro Kikawada; Yaxiaer Yalikun
Journal:  iScience       Date:  2022-07-20
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