Biohybrid Model of Human Ventricles Developed - Technology Networks

Bioengineers have developed the first biohybrid model of human ventricles with helically aligned beating cardiac cells, and have shown that muscle alignment dramatically increases how much blood the ventricle can pump with each contraction.

Heart disease the leading cause of death in the U.S. is so deadly in part because the heart, unlike other organs, cannot repair itself after injury. That is why tissue engineering, ultimately includi… [+6244 chars]

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