Avinava Roy
Contact Information
Email: avinavar@umich.edu
Biography
I am trying to recapitulate tissue folding in vitro using hydrogel bilayers. By harnessing mechanical instability through modulating the elastic moduli and deformation extent of my chosen hydrogel system, I am able to generate different forms of folding. This enables me to probe into the cross-talk of cells encapsulated inside and atop the hydrogel system, in response to the generated folding patterns. Eventually, this should lead to a better understanding of the origin and progress of a wide range of diseases like fibrosis, asthma, and atherosclerosis among others.