MEMS Biomimetic Superficial and Canal Neuromasts for Flow Sensing
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Kottapalli, Ajay Giri Prakash
Sengupta, Debarun
Kanhere, Elgar
Bora, Meghali
Miao, Jianmin
Triantafyllou, Michael S
Date Issued
November 2018
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Proceedings
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
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Kottapalli, Ajay Giri Prakash et al. "MEMS Biomimetic Superficial and Canal Neuromasts for Flow Sensing." Proceedings 2, 13 (November 2018): 1044 © 2018 The Authors
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Abstract
Neuromast sensors found in fishes detect flows around their body and are known to generate hydrodynamic awareness. This work reports the development of superficial neuromast (SN) and canal neuromast (CN) inspired MEMS flow sensors. The MEMS artificial neuromast sensors mimic the key features of the SN and the CN such as the shape and the mechanical properties of the cupula. In case of both SN and CN MEMS sensors, hydrogels with varying initiator concentrations were used to replicate the Young’s modulus of the biological cupula. The MEMS SN and CN sensors were experimentally characterized in steady-state and oscillatory flows respectively. Keywords: Superficial Neuromasts (SNs); Canal Neuromasts (CNs); MEMS; biomimetics; flow sensing
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2131044
