Prof. Ritu Raman

Biological materials have an unparalleled ability to sense, process, and respond to their environment in real-time. The Raman Lab engineers adaptive biological materials powered by assemblies of living cells for applications ranging from medicine to machines.

Currently, the Raman Lab is focused on understanding and engineering biological actuators by applying 4D tissue engineering principles to assemble innervated and vascularized muscle. These multicellular systems help us monitor and manipulate the biological motor control system for disease modeling, regenerative medicine, and soft robotics. Our goal is to help restore mobility to those who have lost it after disease or trauma, and to deploy biological actuators as functional components in efficient and sustainable robots.