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Title |
Multi-Modal Locomotion of Caenorhabditis elegans by Magnetic Reconfiguration of 3D Microtopography |
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Author list |
Park, Jeong Eun; Yoon, Sunhee; Jeon, Jisoo; Kim, Chae Ryean; Jhang, Saebohm; Jeon, Tae-Joon; Lee, Seung Goo; Kim, Sun Min; Wie, Jeong Jae |
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Publication date |
2022/12/28 |
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Citation information |
Advanced Science, 9, 2203396-2203396 (2022) |
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Abbreviation of Journal Name |
Adv. Sci. |
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DOI |
10.1002/advs.202203396 |
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Abstract
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Miniaturized untethered soft robots are recently exploited to imitate multi-modal curvilinear locomotion of living creatures that perceive change of surrounding environments. Herein, the use of Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is proposed as a microscale model capable of curvilinear locomotion with mechanosensing, controlled by magnetically reconfigured 3D microtopography. Static entropic microbarriers prevent C. elegans from randomly swimming with the omega turns and provide linear translational locomotion with velocity of ≈0.14 BL s−1. This velocity varies from ≈0.09 (for circumventing movement) to ≈0.46 (for climbing) BL s−1, depending on magnetic bending and twisting actuation coupled with assembly of microbarriers. Furthermore, different types of neuronal mutants prevent C. elegans from implementing certain locomotion modes, indicating the potential for investigating the correlation between neurons and mechanosensing functions. This strategy promotes a platform for the contactless manipulation of miniaturized biobots and initiates interdisciplinary research for investigating sensory neurons and human diseases. |
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