Demonstration of a bio-microactuator powered by vascular smooth muscle cells coupled to polymer micropillars |
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| Authors: | Tanaka Yo Sato Kae Shimizu Tatsuya Yamato Masayuki Okano Teruo Manabe Ichiro Nagai Ryozo Kitamori Takehiko |
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| Institution: | Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan. |
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| 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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