Engineering and physical science

Artificial Cilia Arrays

Versatile Mechanosensing Tool for Perception and Response

Traditional cilia-based sensors are associated with limitations in scaling and sensitivity thresholds, and they require complex fabrication due to their bulky magnetosensing layers.

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have introduced a novel artificial cilia sensor array that detects mechanical stimuli through inter-cilia electrical contact, offering versatile and scalable sensing solutions.

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