Prof. Hu Wenqi (right) and Prof. Metin Sitti, President and Professor in School of Medicine and College of Engineering of Koç University (left) collaborate to successfully create hydrogel-based microcilia capable of rapid, precise movement driven (IMAGE)

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Prof. Hu Wenqi (right) and Prof. Metin Sitti, President and Professor in School of Medicine and College of Engineering of Koç University (left) collaborate to successfully create hydrogel-based microcilia capable of rapid, precise movement driven

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Prof. Hu Wenqi (right) and Prof. Metin Sitti, President and Professor in School of Medicine and College of Engineering of Koç University (left). The two universities collaborate to successfully create hydrogel-based microcilia capable of rapid, precise movement driven by extremely low-voltage electrical stimulation—comparable to the voltage of a typical household battery.

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