Optogenetic skeletal muscle-powered adaptive biological machines

Optogenetic induction of contractile ability in immature C2C12 myotubes

(2015) Toshifumi Asano et al.   Scientific Reports

Emergent Systems Energy Laws for Predicting Myosin Ensemble Processivity

(2015) Paul Egan et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Formation of elongated fascicle-inspired 3D tissues consisting of high-density, aligned cells using sacrificial outer molding

(2014) Devin Neal et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Magnetic steering control of multi-cellular bio-hybrid microswimmers

(2014) Rika Wright Carlsen et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Independent optical excitation of distinct neural populations

(2014) Nathan C Klapoetke et al.   NATURE METHODS

Three-dimensionally printed biological machines powered by skeletal muscle

(2014) C. Cvetkovic et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Optical Control of Muscle Function by Transplantation of Stem Cell-Derived Motor Neurons in Mice

(2014) J. B. Bryson et al.   SCIENCE

Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: A Year in Review

(2014) Rachael H. Harrison et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS

Creating Living Cellular Machines

(2013) Roger D. Kamm et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Use of Flow, Electrical, and Mechanical Stimulation to Promote Engineering of Striated Muscles

(2013) Swathi Rangarajan et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Utilization and control of bioactuators across multiple length scales

(2013) Vincent Chan et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Engineered skeletal muscle tissue for soft robotics: fabrication strategies, current applications, and future challenges

(2013) Rebecca M. Duffy et al.   Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology

Formation and optogenetic control of engineered 3D skeletal muscle bioactuators

(2012) Mahmut Selman Sakar et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

A tissue-engineered jellyfish with biomimetic propulsion

(2012) Janna C Nawroth et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Development of Miniaturized Walking Biological Machines

(2012) Vincent Chan et al.   Scientific Reports

The role of extracellular matrix composition in structure and function of bioengineered skeletal muscle

(2011) Sara Hinds et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Optogenetics

(2010) Karl Deisseroth   NATURE METHODS

Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) in Dermatology

(2009) Daniel Barolet   SEMINARS IN CUTANEOUS MEDICINE AND SURGERY

A Novel Bioreactor for Stimulating Skeletal Muscle In Vitro

(2009) Kenneth Donnelly et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART C-METHODS

Effect of Electromechanical Stimulation on the Maturation of Myotubes on Aligned Electrospun Fibers

(2008) I-Chien Liao et al.   Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering

Emergent phenomena and the secrets of life

(2008) Peter T. Macklem   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY