Earthworm Muscle Drives On-Chip Valve (IMAGE)

RIKEN

Earthworm Muscle Drives On-Chip Valve

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A valve on a 2 × 2 cm chip powered by earthworm muscle. (top) Design of the valve seen from above. A sheet of earthworm muscle covers a pushbar that sits above a microchannel. (bottom) Cross-sectional views through the microchannel when the valve is open (left) and closed (right). Still images of fluorescently labeled microparticles were taken from the video clip at the top of the article.

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