1. Examples of cardiomyocyte-powered devices.
Examples of cardiomyocyte-powered devices. (A) Three-legged crawler driven by cardiomyocyte actuation of long cantilever-based legs (34). Images reprinted with permission from (34). (B) Spermatozoa-inspired biohybrid device that swims due to cardiomyocytes driving the actuation of a long filamentous tail (31). Images reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers (31). (C) Jellyfish-inspired device in which micropatterning is used to direct the growth of cardiomyocytes seeded on the radial arms (32). Image reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers (32). (D) Stingray-inspired device powered by optogenetically modified cardiomyocytes to facilitate steering (33).
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