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Hydrogel‐Encapsulated Microfabricated Haircells Mimicking Fish Cupula Neuromast
Author(s) -
Peleshanko S.,
Julian M. D.,
Ornatska M.,
McConney M. E.,
LeMieux M. C.,
Chen N.,
Tucker C.,
Yang Y.,
Liu C.,
Humphrey J. A. C.,
Tsukruk V. V.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200701141
Subject(s) - materials science , nanotechnology , fish <actinopterygii> , biomimetics , microfluidics , sensitivity (control systems) , biophysics , biomedical engineering , biology , medicine , fishery , electronic engineering , engineering
A hydrogel‐capped hair‐cell flow microsensor , which closely mimics a superficial neuromast of a fish, is introduced. By encapsulating the hair sensor into the artificial hydrogel cupula a dramatic increase in hair‐sensor sensitivity to the oscillating and the steady flow is achieved. It opens the way toward the remote monitoring of the underwater environment by autonomous, unmanned microvehicles with self‐navigating capability.