A device comprises: one or more cantilevered biomimetic cilia, and a liquid disposed among the one or more biomimetic cilia, wherein individual biomimetic cilia are at least partially submerged in the liquid, and wherein the biomimetic cilia are arranged for excitation into resonance, such as for mixing and pumping via the resonant behavior of the excited cilia.

Inventors:   Chung, Jae (Bellevue, WA, US) 
                      Devasia, Santosh (Lake Forest Park, WA, US) 
                      Riley, James J. (Seattle, WA, US) 
                      Oh, Kieseok (Seattle, WA, US) 
                      Lee, Kyong Hoon (Redmond, WA, US) 
                      Kongthon, Jiradech (Seattle, WA, US) 

Application Number: 12/607029

Publication Date: 07/15/2014