# Tanveer Ul Islam

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**Parent**: https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/microsystems

Postdoc

# Tanveer Ul Islam

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##### Contact

[t.ul.islam@tue.nl](#)

[+31 40 247 2008](tel:+31402472008)

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##### Department / Institute

[Mechanical Engineering](https://www.tue.nl/en/our-university/departments/mechanical-engineering)

##### Group

[Microsystems](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/microsystems)

[Group Den Toonder](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/microsystems/group-den-toonder)

## RESEARCH PROFILE

Tanveer ul Islam is a postdoctoral researcher in the Microsystems group. He is working on developing artificial cilia chip systems that can help understand “ciliopathies”. These are diseases caused by malfunctioning of biological cilia, microscopic hair-like protrusions present in almost all our organs. By mimicking their functioning using artificial cilia, Tanveer will create chips that enable to study the origin and consequences of ciliopathies.

> Trying to mimic nature at microscales unveils the wonder and genius of it

## ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Tanveer ul Islam obtained his M.Tech from IIT Roorkee and PhD from IIT Bombay where he worked in the Advanced Microengineeing Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His thesis work was based on shaping fluid films by controlling a fluid interface instability towards the fabrication of microfluidic devices. His work also included designing flexure mechanisms for precise control over the microfluidic processes. His current postdoctoral project is hosted jointly by TU/e and EPFL in Switzerland.

## Recent Publications

- [See all publications](https://research.tue.nl/en/persons/tanveer-ul-islam//publications/)

- [### Optimisation of the net flow generated by artificial cilia performing tilted conical motion in confined micro-channels

  Journal of Fluid Mechanics

  (2025)

  Yiqing Sun,Tongsheng Wang,Tanveer ul Islam,Jaap den Toonder,Ye Wang](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/c44e466d-253c-4a5f-abfa-385e2ff43b5e)
- [### Curved Surfaces Induce Metachronal Motion of Microscopic Magnetic Cilia

  ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

  (2024)

  Zhiwei Cui,Tanveer ul Islam,Ye Wang,Jaap M.J. den Toonder](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/f8b197db-fbc5-4cbd-bd2e-f76b3474d0d5)
- [### Programmable metachronal motion of closely packed magnetic artificial cilia

  Lab on a Chip

  (2024)

  Tongsheng Wang,Tanveer ul Islam,Erik Steur,Tess Homan,Ishu Aggarwal,Patrick R. Onck,Jaap M.J. den Toonder,Ye Wang](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/22a141c9-5a75-4e0d-a4fa-3678928884f2)
- [### Nanomagnetic Elastomers for Realizing Highly Responsive Micro- and Nanosystems

  Nano Letters

  (2023)

  Bhavana Venkataramanachar,Jianing Li,Tanveer Ul Islam,Ye Wang,Jaap M.J. den Toonder](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/aa8bc406-7279-4ec9-b778-7b4a30a23ac3)
- [### A versatile artificial skin platform for sweat sensor development

  Lab on a Chip

  (2023)

  Emma J.M. Moonen,Tanveer ul Islam,Eduard Pelssers,Jason Heikenfeld,Jaap M.J. den Toonder](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/cfa6f67a-d378-4a1b-80dc-4176c6e6e1f2)

## Ancillary Activities

No ancillary activities