Sara Hinds

Engineered muscle cell networks with user defined, reproducible architecture can be used to study the structural factors that contribute to tissue function and potentially offer a therapeutic replacement therapy for diseased tissue. As a graduate student I will focus on developing an electrical pulse stimulator system to improve the properties of muscle bundle constructs. An in-vitro bio-mimetic environment, including 3D tissue
architecture and electrical stimulation, may harmonize the integrated cellular response of engineered muscle tissue thereby optimizing functionality. In particular, the aim of my electrical stimulation project is to improve bio-artificial muscle contractility.