The Multi-scale Mechanics, Mechanobiology, and Tissue Engineering Laboratory (3MT Lab) is focused on integrating experiment with theory to understand the dynamic and multi-scale mechanical interplay between cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions in forming and remodeling tissues.
Multiscale mechanical interactions are scale-spanning physical interactions between cells, the extracellular matrix (ECM), and the tissue, and they are critical to all phases of a tissue’s life cycle (i.e., development, growth, homeostasis, aging, and disease). Our primary research areas generally incorporate some aspect of multi-scale mechanical phenomena.
Research areas include:
- 3D biomimetic in vitro systems
- Wound healing, tissue engineering, and cell matrix interactions
- Mechanobiology and soft tissue mechanics
- Multi-scale computational modeling
- Drug delivery
- Synthetic biology
Recent News
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Ankrum, Sander awarded NIH grant to improve wound healing therapies
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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Nathan Witt wins first place in PhD competition at SB3C
Thursday, August 24, 2023