Moeto Nagai

TL;DR: In this review, this review of the recent advances in single-cell technologies and their applications insingle-cell manipulation, diagnosis, and therapeutics development are described.

TL;DR: A microfluidic platform to control the stalk contraction and extension of Vorticella convallaria by changing concentration of Ca2+ with pneumatically-actuated elastomeric microvalves is demonstrated.

TL;DR: This review article will emphasize the basic concept and working mechanism associated with electroporation, single cell Electroporation and biomolecular delivery using micro/nanofluidic devices, their fabrication, working principles and cellular analysis with their advantages, limitations, potential applications and future prospects.

TL;DR: Using experiments and calculations, it is shown that living suspension feeders (Vorticella) likely actively regulate the angle that they feed relative to a substratum, and angled feeding increases nutrient and particle uptake by reducing the reprocessing of depleted water.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors introduce Vorticella as a model biological micromachine for micro-scale engineering systems, which has two motile organelles: the oral cilia of the zooid and the contractile spasmoneme in the stalk.