ECTM Seminars

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ECTM Seminars are sponsored by Michael and Elizabeth Sutton Endowment Fund. Dr. Michael Suton is a Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at the University of South Carolina. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and an alumnus of SIU Carbondale.

2024 Seminars

  • Machines with Living Cells

    Dr. M. Taher A. Saif

    April 26, 2024

    Since the discovery of genes, there is a considerable body of knowledge on engineering living cells. It is now possible to envision biohybrid machines and robots with living cells and scaffolds. These machines may self assemble and emerge from complex interactions between the cells and the scaffolds at various hierarchical levels. We will highlight a few biohybrid machines developed in various labs, but discuss in detail a biohybrid swimmer that emerges from interactions between muscle cells and neurons.

    Saif Award Presentation