Will microfluidics enable functionally integrated biohybrid robots?
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 36001689.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1073/pnas.2200741119 and PMC identifier 9436346.
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Abstract
The next robotics frontier will be led by biohybrids. Capable biohybrid robots require microfluidics to sustain, improve, and scale the architectural complexity of their core ingredient: biological tissues. Advances in microfluidics have already revolutionized disease modeling and drug development, and are positioned to impact regenerative medicine but have yet to apply to biohybrids. Fusing microfluidics with living materials will improve tissue perfusion and maturation, and enable precise patterning of sensing, processing, and control elements. This perspective suggests future developments in advanced biohybrids.
Medical subject headings
- Biomimetic Materials
- Cells
- Microfluidics
- Robotics