A PARALLEL MODULAR BIOMIMETIC CILIA SORTING PLATFORM

A Parallel Modular Biomimetic Cilia Sorting Platform

The aquatic unicellular organism Paramecium caudatum uses cilia to swim around its environment and to graze on food particles and bacteria.Paramecia use waves of ciliary beating for locomotion, intake of food particles and sensing.There is some evidence that Paramecia pre-sort food particles by discarding larger particles, but intake the particles

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Still safe; still respectful: a mixed methods study exploring the early experiences of a rural community hospice in providing voluntary assisted dying

Abstract Background Voluntary assisted dying has become available as an end-of-life choice in many countries, including Australia.There is evidence on the mixed impact of voluntary assisted dying legislation on palliative care healthcare professionals, however, less is known about the interface between palliative care and voluntary assisted dying i

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