Heart patch rendering (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Heart patch rendering

Caption

MIT engineers have developed a flexible drug-delivery patch that can be placed on the heart after a heart attack to help promote healing and regeneration of cardiac tissue. The patch is designed to carry several different drugs that can be released at different times, on a pre-programmed schedule.

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MIT

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