Silvia Locarno
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About
Silvia Locarno is a rising bioengineer whose work sits at the intersection of tissue engineering and biorobotics, with a focus on creating advanced in vitro platforms for skeletal muscle. Her key research areas include the design of soft, perfusable devices for culturing three-dimensional (3D) muscle constructs, as well as the development of biomimetic scaffolds that replicate the native tissue microenvironment. Her most-cited paper, "Soft Perfusable Device to Culture Skeletal Muscle 3D Constructs in Air" (2023), with 6 citations, introduces a novel approach to maintaining muscle viability and functionality outside the body—a critical step for both regenerative medicine and muscle-powered biorobotics. By enabling air-interface culture, this work addresses a longstanding challenge in tissue engineering: how to support thick, metabolically active 3D tissues without necrosis. Locarno’s contributions are particularly notable for their emphasis on multi-scale scaffold design, which integrates structural cues from the nano to the macro level. Though early in her career, her research is already shaping how scientists think about building functional muscle tissue for implantation or as biological actuators. Her work promises to accelerate progress in both therapeutic muscle repair and the next generation of soft robotics.
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- 1Soft Perfusable Device to Culture Skeletal Muscle 3D Constructs in Air6 citations · 2023