The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
921, P. 171077 - 171077
Published: Feb. 19, 2024
Coral
reefs
are
increasingly
identified
as
microplastic
sinks.
Understanding
the
trapping
and
deposition
effects
on
microplastics
among
coral
colonies
of
different
morphologies
can
help
identify
which
corals
at
higher
risk
exposure.
Here,
we
used
a
current-generating
saltwater
flume
to
explore
branching
coral,
Pocillopora
acuta,
with
contrasting
(open
compact),
together
varying
surface
conditions
(live,
dead,
waxed),
sizes
(400
500
μm
900
1000
μm),
seeding
points
(above-colony
mid-colony).
Results
revealed
that
more
were
trapped
by,
deposited
nearer
to,
compact
compared
those
open
morphology—likely
due
differences
in
flow
dynamics.
More
larger
trapped,
introduced
mid
point,
but
condition
had
no
significant
effect.
These
findings
add
growing
evidence
effective
facilitating
microplastics.
Branching
structures
potentially
high
pollution
impact.
We
posit
composition,
i.e.
relative
abundance
colonies,
will
affect
accumulation
natural
reef
environments.
This
study
demonstrates
morphology
deposition,
providing
mechanistic
insights
into
factors
contribute
acting
Communications Biology,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
3(1)
Published: Feb. 14, 2020
Light-field
fluorescence
microscopy
uniquely
provides
fast,
synchronous
volumetric
imaging
by
capturing
an
extended
volume
in
one
snapshot,
but
often
suffers
from
low
contrast
due
to
the
background
signal
generated
its
wide-field
illumination
strategy.
We
implemented
light-field-based
selective
(SVIM),
where
is
confined
only
of
interest,
removing
extraneous
sample
volume,
and
dramatically
enhancing
image
contrast.
demonstrate
capabilities
SVIM
cellular-resolution
3D
movies
flowing
bacteria
seawater
as
they
colonize
their
squid
symbiotic
partner,
well
beating
heart
brain-wide
neural
activity
larval
zebrafish.
These
applications
breadth
that
we
envision
will
enable,
tissue-scale
dynamic
biological
systems
at
single-cell
resolution,
fast
rates,
high
reveal
underlying
biology.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
13(17), P. 20845 - 20857
Published: April 22, 2021
Biological
cilia
often
perform
metachronal
motion,
that
is,
neighboring
move
out
of
phase
creating
a
travelling
wave,
which
enables
highly
efficient
fluid
pumping
and
body
locomotion.
Current
methods
for
artificial
suffer
from
the
complex
design
sophisticated
actuation
schemes.
This
paper
demonstrates
simple
method
to
realize
microscopic
magnetic
(μMAC)
through
control
over
paramagnetic
particle
distribution
within
μMAC
based
on
their
tendency
align
with
an
applied
field.
Actuated
by
2D
rotating
uniform
field,
enable
strong
microfluidic
soft
robot
The
induce
twice
efficiency
3
times
locomotion
speed
synchronously
moving
μMAC.
ciliated
robots
show
unprecedented
slope
climbing
ability
(0
180°),
they
display
cargo-carrying
capacity
(>10
own
weight)
in
both
dry
wet
conditions.
These
findings
advance
on-chip
integrated
pumps
versatile
robots,
among
others.
Integrative and Comparative Biology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
61(5), P. 1674 - 1688
Published: May 27, 2021
Metachronal
motion
is
used
across
a
wide
range
of
organisms
for
diverse
set
functions.
However,
despite
its
ubiquity,
analysis
this
behavior
has
been
difficult
to
generalize
systems.
Here
we
provide
an
overview
known
commonalities
and
differences
between
systems
that
use
metachrony
generate
fluid
flow.
We
also
discuss
strategies
standardizing
terminology
defining
future
investigative
directions
are
analogous
other
established
subfields
biomechanics.
Finally,
outline
key
challenges
common
many
metachronal
systems,
opportunities
have
arisen
due
the
advent
new
technology
(both
experimental
computational),
next
steps
community
development
collaboration
nascent
network
researchers.
Advanced Intelligent Systems,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
3(10)
Published: March 3, 2021
Artificial
cilia
actuators
are
described
as
responsive
and
actuatable
cilia‐structured
arrays
that
mainly
made
of
flexible
polymers.
Over
the
past
few
decades,
researchers
have
investigated
features
functions
in
nature,
developed
a
vast
number
bio‐mimicked
based
on
these
findings.
Nowadays,
great
progresses
accomplished,
including
optimization
fabrication
methods,
increase
actuation
approaches,
promotion
application
fields.
tailored
to
react
magnetics,
electrics,
light,
acoustics,
heat,
or
even
multi‐stimulus,
endowed
with
abilities
moving,
sensing,
carrying
cargos,
transporting,
etc.
These
achievements
create
leap
for
artificial
being
applied
huge
scope
forefront
fields,
such
digital
microfluidics,
organ‐on‐chip
systems,
precision
medicine,
wearable
electro‐devices,
minimal
robots,
intelligence,
so
on.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
921, P. 171077 - 171077
Published: Feb. 19, 2024
Coral
reefs
are
increasingly
identified
as
microplastic
sinks.
Understanding
the
trapping
and
deposition
effects
on
microplastics
among
coral
colonies
of
different
morphologies
can
help
identify
which
corals
at
higher
risk
exposure.
Here,
we
used
a
current-generating
saltwater
flume
to
explore
branching
coral,
Pocillopora
acuta,
with
contrasting
(open
compact),
together
varying
surface
conditions
(live,
dead,
waxed),
sizes
(400
500
μm
900
1000
μm),
seeding
points
(above-colony
mid-colony).
Results
revealed
that
more
were
trapped
by,
deposited
nearer
to,
compact
compared
those
open
morphology—likely
due
differences
in
flow
dynamics.
More
larger
trapped,
introduced
mid
point,
but
condition
had
no
significant
effect.
These
findings
add
growing
evidence
effective
facilitating
microplastics.
Branching
structures
potentially
high
pollution
impact.
We
posit
composition,
i.e.
relative
abundance
colonies,
will
affect
accumulation
natural
reef
environments.
This
study
demonstrates
morphology
deposition,
providing
mechanistic
insights
into
factors
contribute
acting
