MHet (Musculoskeletal Health) ARC November Invited Lecture
November 19th 8:30 – 10:00AM
Breakfast provided, Lecture starts at 9:00am
Ritu Raman, PhD
Eugene Bell Career Development Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
MIT, Cambridge MA
“Tissue Engineering Biological Actuators for Regenerative Medicine and Biohybrid Robotics“
All voluntary movement in humans and many other biological creatures is powered by skeletal muscle, controlled by peripheral nerves, and supplied by blood vessels. These tissues work together to form biological actuators that can efficiently generate dynamic forces while adapting their form and function to changing environmental stimuli. The Raman Lab develops biofabrication tools to build multicellular and functional models of vascularized and innervated muscle. Tissue engineering such biological actuators enables understanding and treating diseases that limit human mobility, and powering “biohybrid” robots that dynamically sense and adapt to their environments. This talk will discuss our work towards:
1) Developing “4D” biofabrication tools that pattern dynamic forces within engineered tissues, advancing fundamental understanding of how exercise mediates assembly, maturation, and repair in the neuromuscular system;
2) Creating predictive design frameworks and fabrication methodologies to deploy adaptable and sustainable muscle-actuated robots;
3) Building platforms that enable scalable and reproducible fabrication of multicellular living systems.
Kilachand Center for Life Sciences & Engineering
Room 101
610 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
Charles River Campus
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https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/5784986119?omn=99565063294
Meeting ID: 578 498 6119