Elena
Ferrari
Papers
144 Program for Research in Science and Engineering Self Cleaning Surfaces that Mitigate Detriment
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Authors:
Elena Ferrari, Reena Paink, Joanna Aizenberg
Date Created:
2025-01-01
Course Title:
Professor:
Not specified
About Paper:
Dynamic materials that respond to environmental cues offer fabrication and increased printing speed when compared with pathways toward sustainability in various fields. In this project, traditional nozzle-based 3D printing. Determining reliable settings we aim to fabricate ciliated surfaces that are able to generate for printing with IP-PDMS photoresin will allow for fabrication of and control flow, prevent biofouling, and alter their mechanical high aspect ratio pillar arrays and pillar plots on curved surfaces, properties in response to environmental changes. Inspired by both of which open possibilities for better understanding and corals—where cilia generate currents, influence mucus transport, fabricating cilia-like surfaces. We plan to infuse these structures and prevent settlement of marine fouling organisms—we seek to with oil to create slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS), replicate these multifunctional behaviors in engineered systems. non-stick and ultra-repellent surface coatings with industrial and Current cilia models typically rely on magnetic or light-actuated medical applications which enable biofouling properties and may materials, resulting in larger-scale construction and lower aspect generate interesting flow behavior when coupled with stimuli ratios, in contrast to coral cilia. Alternatively, our approach of responsive systems. using two-photon polymerization (2PP) enables for smaller scale Research Experience for Undergraduates
Abstract:
Dynamic materials that respond to environmental cues offer fabrication and increased printing speed when compared with pathways toward sustainability in various fields. In this project, traditional nozzle-based 3D printing. Determining reliable settings we aim to fabricate ciliated surfaces that are able to generate for printing with IP-PDMS photoresin will allow for fabrication of and control flow, prevent biofouling, and alter their mechanical high aspect ratio pillar arrays and pillar plots on curved surfaces, properties in response to environmental changes. Inspired by both of which open possibilities for better understanding and corals—where cilia generate currents, influence mucus transport, fabricating cilia-like surfaces. We plan to infuse these structures and prevent settlement of marine fouling organisms—we seek to with oil to create slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS), replicate these multifunctional behaviors in engineered systems. non-stick and ultra-repellent surface coatings with industrial and Current cilia models typically rely on magnetic or light-actuated medical applications which enable biofouling properties and may materials, resulting in larger-scale construction and lower aspect generate interesting flow behavior when coupled with stimuli ratios, in contrast to coral cilia. Alternatively, our approach of responsive systems. using two-photon polymerization (2PP) enables for smaller scale Research Experience for Undergraduates
Source:
Harvard / Harvard College | Lowell House | Computer Science | 2026 / 2025
Topics:
surface, cilia, printing, generate, science, material, environmental, fabrication, flow, prevent, biofouling, aspect
