1. Soft robotic devices for emulating vascular mechanobiology
- Author
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Fell, Cody Alexander and Fell, Cody Alexander
- Abstract
This thesis comprises two research projects undertaken as part of the dual biofabrication master's program between Queensland University of Technology and Utrecht University. The two projects focused on leveraging biofabrication, tissue-culture, and soft robotics to develop novel methods for fabricating 3D vascular and colon tissue, respectively. The first project developed a novel approach for conditioning cells using soft robotics that emulate vascular biomechanics, whereas the second project combined bioink micromoulding and melt electrospinning writing to fabricate 3D colon organoid constructs that mimic colon crypt morphology. Together, these projects contribute innovative biofabrication methods for creating tissue-culture models with enhanced biomimicry.
- Published
- 2021