BioInspired Materials Lab and Soft Robots
Materials Science and Engineering Assistant Professor Abdon Pena-Francesch, holds a tube of soft magnetic polymer gels after synthesis in his BioInspired Materials Laboratory in the North Campus Research Complex of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, on Thursday, December 14, 2023. Pena-Francesch is also an assistant professor of Chemical Engineering, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, and in the Robotics Institute.
The BioInspired Materials lab is centered around biomaterials science, polymer chemistry, soft matter physics, and nanotechnology. They focus on exploring biology to develop advanced and programmable soft materials for robotic applications in healthcare, bioengineering, and environmental science.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
BioInspired Materials Lab and Soft Robots
Materials Science and Engineering Assistant Professor Abdon Pena-Francesch, holds a tube of soft magnetic polymer gels after synthesis in his BioInspired Materials Laboratory in the North Campus Research Complex of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, on Thursday, December 14, 2023. Pena-Francesch is also an assistant professor of Chemical Engineering, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, and in the Robotics Institute.
The BioInspired Materials lab is centered around biomaterials science, polymer chemistry, soft matter physics, and nanotechnology. They focus on exploring biology to develop advanced and programmable soft materials for robotic applications in healthcare, bioengineering, and environmental science.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing