M. Filippi

Bilayered Biofabrication Unlocks the Potential of Skeletal Muscle for Biohybrid Soft Robots

This paper introduces a bilayered biofabrication method for skeletal muscle bio-actuators that achieve faster locomotion speeds and outperform cardiac bio-actuators.

Integrated Closed-loop Control of Bio-actuation for Proprioceptive Bio-hybrid Robots

This paper develops a proprioceptive bio-hybrid robot by integrating a soft mechanical sensor with skeletal muscle tissue to enable self-sensing control.

Perfusable biohybrid designs for bioprinted skeletal muscle tissue

This paper develops perfusable biohybrid designs for centimeter-scale skeletal muscle tissue using extrusion-based bioprinting and demonstrates their ability to maintain cell viability and support mechanical tension.