Ritu Raman

This paper introduces a biohybrid bistable switching mechanism using skeletal muscle to achieve energy-efficient, reversible toggling between states, demonstrating its potential as an electromechanical switch in robotics.

This paper develops 2D skeletal muscle thin film actuators for biohybrid robots, achieving higher force generation, longer actuation longevity, and improved efficiency compared to 3D muscle actuators.

The paper introduces IntravChip, a microfluidic platform to study tumor cell intravasation and collect intravasated cells, showing it can quantify intravasation rates and test anti-metastatic drugs.

This paper demonstrates that 4D force patterning using a magnetically actuated vessel-on-a-chip platform enables precise spatiotemporal control over angiogenesis by modulating mechanical strain magnitude, frequency, and direction.

The paper develops a Limb-on-a-Chip platform for scalable and reproducible neuromuscular tissue engineering, enabling high-resolution imaging and functional analysis of motor neuron-muscle interactions.

This paper develops a high-throughput optogenetic assay for skeletal muscle exercise studies, revealing transcriptional responses to optical stimulation and hypoxia.

This study designs biohybrid muscle-tendon units that improve power-to-weight ratio and modularity in muscle-powered robots by using engineered muscle and hydrogel tendons.

This paper introduces a modular platform for real-time monitoring in bioprinting, showing it improves defect detection and print quality through in situ imaging and analysis.

This paper introduces STAMP, a method to pattern microtopography on hydrogels for aligning muscle fibers, demonstrating its use in creating a biohybrid iris robot.

This study uses 2.5D actuating substrates to show that both mechanical and biochemical effects of muscle exercise significantly influence motor neuron growth and maturation.