Biomimetics: Simulation and Fabrication of Stronger, Larger, and Faster Walking Biohybrid Machines (Adv. Funct. Mater. 23/2018). (4th June 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pagan‐Diaz, Gelson J.; Zhang, Xiaotian; Grant, Lauren; Kim, Yongdeok; Aydin, Onur; Cvetkovic, Caroline; Ko, Eunkyung; Solomon, Emilia; Hollis, Jennifer; Kong, Hyunjoon; Saif, Taher; Gazzola, Mattia; Bashir, Rashid
• Is Part Of: Advanced functional materials. Volume 28:Number 23(2018)
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• Publication Date: 2018-06-04
• Subjects: biohybrid robots -- biological machines -- PEGDA scaffolds -- skeletal muscles -- tissue modeling; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201870159
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1616-301X

Abstract

Abstract : This image portrays a top view of three "biobots" in a culture dish covered in media. In article number1801145, Rashid Bashir and co‐workers use computational modeling to design and optimize their function and performance. These thumb‐sized biohybrid biological machines can generate milli‐Newton range forces when electrically stimulated, and can walk at the surface of the Petri dish for distances of about a centimeter in tens of seconds.