Carol Livermore,
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University
Carol Livermore joined Northeastern University in 2011, where she is currently an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (B.S., Physics) and Harvard University (A.M. and Ph.D., Physics), she was a postdoc, research scientist, and faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology prior to joining Northeastern. Broadly, her research focuses on the physics and manufacture of micro technologies to address key challenges in tissue engineering, assistive technologies, actuation, and nanomaterials. A major focus of her research is the application of origami techniques for structuring engineered tissues. Dr. Livermore has published more than 80 refereed papers in journals, conferences, and books, and she is a recipient of the 2007 NSF CAREER Award, a Northeastern University College of Engineering Faculty Fellowship, and several Best Paper, Best Poster, and Teaching awards.
Origami Microfluidics for Biomimetic Liver on a Chip
Tuesday, 18 August 2020 at 11:45
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Fluid mechanics at the shortest length scales enable many functions of life, including the human body’s microcirculation. Ideally, we would be able to translate the body’s fluid mechanics directly into engineered tissues and organ on a chip systems, but conventional microfluidics still lag behind much of what our bodies can do. A good example is the liver; conventional organs on a chip can struggle to replicate the liver’s massively parallel flow and perfusion architecture. Origami-based microfluidics offer a new paradigm for addressing these challenges. Folding offers a low-cost, rapid means of creating flow structures that mimic vasculature. Multi-material architectures enable additional transport via diffusion, and directed assembly of cells can offer hierarchical structure at the smallest length scales. This talk will present the enabling tools of origami tissue engineering, including the use of folding to create multi-material, flow/perfusion microfluidic devices as a platform for scalable tissue engineering. In particular, the presentation will focus on the design, fabrication, and characterization of liver tissue units made via this multi-functional, multi-material approach.
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Add to Calendar ▼2020-08-18 11:45:002020-08-18 12:45:00Europe/LondonOrigami Microfluidics for Biomimetic Liver on a Chip3D-Printing and Biofabrication 2020 in Boston, USABoston, USASELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com
