*** Highly motile nanoscale magnetic artificial cilia *** 
Authors: Tanveer ul Islam, Bellouard, Y. & Toonder, J.M.J. den
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology

Corresponding author: J.M.J. den Toonder 

Contact Information: 

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

Eindhoven University of Technology  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, as reported in the journal article: doi: 10.1073/pnas.2104930118.
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  Department of Mechanical Engineering, in 2020/2021.
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***
In this work, we report a magnetic elastomer preparation process coupled with a tailored molding process for the successful fabrication of artificial cilia with submicrometer dimensions showing unprecedented deflection capabilities, enabling the design of artificial cilia with high motility and at sizes equal to those of their smallest biological counterparts. The reported work crosses the barrier of nanoscale motile cilia fabrication, paving the way for maximum control and manipulation of structures and processes at micro- and nanoscales. The data are experimentally 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.
