As we move towards the miniaturization of devices to perform tasks at the nano and
microscale, it has become increasingly important to develop new methods for actuation …

This paper reviews the latest developments in the design and fabrication of concentration
gradient generators for microfluidics-based biological applications. New gradient generator …

One of the great challenges in microscale science and engineering is the independent
manipulation of cells and man-made objects on the micron scale. For such work, motile …

In this review, we summarize the recent developments in the emerging field of bioactuators
across a multitude of length scales. First, we discuss the use and control of biomolecules as …

The field of tissue engineering has been growing in the recent years as more products have
made it to the market and as new uses for the engineered tissues have emerged, motivating …

In this review, we introduce Vorticella as a model biological micromachine for microscale
engineering systems. Vorticella has two motile organelles: the oral cilia of the zooid and the …

In recent years, biosyncretic robots, a novel type of robot that integrates living and artificial
materials, have gained significant attention. Biosyncretic robots are expected to leverage the …

There is increasing interest in using microalgae as a lipid feedstock for the production of
biofuels. Lipids used for these purposes are triacylglycerols that can be converted to fatty …

The sensing and actuation capabilities of biological cells integrated with artificial
components have been used to create autonomous microsystems. For creating autonomous …

The brush border, isolated from chicken intestine epithelial cells, contains the 95,000
relative molecular mass (M (r)) polypeptide, villin. This report describes the purification and …