Researchers have developed an artificial cilia capable of monitoring mucus conditions in human airways to better detect infection, airway obstruction, or the severity of diseases like cystic fibrosis.

More information: Yusheng Wang et al, Sensory artificial cilia for in situ monitoring of airway physiological properties, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas ...

Researchers develop robotic sensory cilia that monitor internal biomarkers to detect and assess airway diseases Date: November 7, 2024 Source: Vanderbilt University Summary: Mechanical engineers ...

A system of artificial cilia capable of monitoring mucus conditions in human airways to better detect infection, airway obstruction, or the severity of diseases like Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Chronic ...

Researchers from Vanderbilt University have developed a system of artificial cilia that can reportedly monitor mucus ...

The research was published in the November 4 issue of PNAS in the article, "Sensory Artificial Cilia for In Situ Monitoring of Airway Physiological Properties." In their paper, the researchers ...

The paper, titled "Sensory Artificial Cilia for In Situ Monitoring of Airway Physiological Properties," is published in the ...

Unlike the wavy, hairlike cilia you may remember from biology class—the ones that sweep mucus out of the airways—the primary cilia are rigid and didn’t seem to have any useful function. They were ...

A system of artificial cilia capable of monitoring mucus conditions in human airways to better detect infection, airway obstruction, or the severity of diseases like Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Chronic ...

Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is leading a team of researchers that has developed a system ...