Combining knowledge of chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering, scientists from McGill University develop a biomaterial tough enough to repair the heart, muscles, and vocal cords, representing a major advance in regenerative medicine.

Classified as: Synthetic tissue, biomaterial, hydrogel, wound repair, Heart, muscles, vocal cords, Guangyu Bao, Luc Mongeau, Jianyu Li
Published on: 30 Nov 2021
The human heart can be viewed as both a mechanical and an electrical device – one that contracts and pumps billions of times over an average lifespan. How does it manage to achieve this feat without lapsing into dangerous irregularities?
 
Classified as: Heart, Kaleem Siddiqi, computer science, CIM
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Published on: 10 May 2018
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