*** Controlled multidirectional particle transportation by magnetic artificial cilia *** 
Authors: Zhang, S., Zhang, R., Wang, Y., Onck, P.R. & Toonder, J.M.J. den
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology
Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen

Corresponding author: J.M.J. den Toonder 

Contact Information: 

j.m.j.d.toonder@tue.nl

Eindhoven University of Technology Ð Department of Mechanical Engineering 
P.O. Box 513
5600 MB Eindhoven
The Netherlands

***General Introduction***
This dataset contains data collected during experiments at Eindhoven University of Technology, and from numerical simulations performed at the University of Groningen, as reported in the journal article: doi: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03801
It is being made public both to act as supplementary data for the publication and in order for other researchers to use this data in their own work, under the condition that the source publication is appropriately cited.

The data in this data set was collected in the Microfab/lab of Eindhoven University of Technology Ð Department of Mechanical Engineering, and at the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, in 2019/2020.
This work was supported by the European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant Bio-Plan project under grant agreement no. 833214.

***Purpose of the test campaign***
This study experimentally and numerically demonstrates a versatile particle transportation platform consisting of arrays of magnetic artificial cilia (MAC) actuated by a rotating magnet. By performing a tilted conical motion, the MAC are capable of transporting particles on their tips, along designated directions that can be fully controlled by the externally applied magnetic field, in both liquid and air, at high resolution (particle precision), with varying speeds and for a range of particle sizes. Moreover, the underlying mechanism of the controlled particle transportation is studied in depth by combining experiments with numerical simulations. The data are obtained with methods described in the publication.

***Description of the data in this data set***
The data set is provided both in .xlsx and .csv format. Each file contains the data presented in a specific figure in the publication. Each filename corresponds with the figure of which it contains the data.
