Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 05, 2019 - June 08, 2019
Skeletal muscle cells-driven actuators are attracted a lot of attention as actuators of soft robots. In producing methods, more stable productivity and reproducibility must be ensured. we produced skeletal muscle cell-driven actuator using 3D bio-printer. The 3D bio-printer can set print parameters according to a program. Compared with the conventional method, skeletal muscle cell-driven actuator can produce automatically, productivity and reproducibility can be ensured. In this work, we used BIO X (3D bio-printer, CELLINK) and examined materials and culture methods. As a result, we successfully could print GelMA (gelatin-based Gel) by adjusting the viscosity by contorting its temperature. Also we could successfully culture skeletal muscle cells with printed GelMA.
