High Performance Ceramics

Open Opportunities

Muscle tissue engineering for bio-hybrid robotics ETH Zurich Soft Robotics Lab Other organizations: High Performance Ceramics You will obtain functional constructs of living muscle tissue that can be implemented into robots as bio-actuators. The tissue will be realized via bioprinting or conventional biofabrication in 3D designs at the mm-to-cm scale. The deformation of the constructs will be achieved via electrical stimulation of contractile muscle cells, and integrated sensing elements will monitor the motion of the tissue constructs, improving functionality and autonomy. Biology, Engineering and Technology, Medical and Health Sciences Master Thesis, Semester Project

Double network conductive hydrogels for bio-hybrid robots Empa High Performance Ceramics Conductive networks based on a conductive polymer network will be developed with the purpose of being integrated in engineered tissues for bio-hybrid robots during the biofrabrication process. The conductive hydrogels need to combine good piezoresistive properties, biocompatibility and rheological behavior that allows them to be printed with a bio-printer Biology, Chemistry, Engineering and Technology Master Thesis, Semester Project