Distributed Live Muscle Actuators Controlled by Optical Stimuli

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Sakar, Mahmut Selman; Neal, Devin M; Asada, Haruhiko
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Abstract
A multi degree of freedom skeletal muscle system stimulated via optical control is presented. These millimeter-scale, optically excitable 3D skeletal muscle bio-actuators are created by culturing genetically modified precursory muscle cells that are activated with light: optogenetics. These muscle bio-actuators are networked together to create a distributed muscle system. Muscle systems can manipulate loads having no fixed joint. These types of loads include shoulders, the mouth, and the jaw. Topics: Actuators , Muscle
Date issued
2013-06
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118949
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Journal
ASME 2013 Summer Bioengineering Conference
Publisher
ASME International
Citation
Neal, Devin, et al. “Distributed Live Muscle Actuators Controlled by Optical Stimuli.” ASME 2013 Summer Bioengineering Conference, 26-29 June, 2013, Sunriver, Oregon, ASME, 2013, p. V01AT02A007. © 2013 by ASME
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978-0-7918-5560-7
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