3-D Printed Heart-on-a-chip (IMAGE)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

3-D Printed Heart-on-a-chip

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The heart-on-a-chip is entirely 3-D printed with built-in sensors that measure the contractile strength of the tissue, providing scientists with new possibilities for studying the musculature of the heart

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Johan Lind, Disease Biophysics Group/Lori K. Sanders, Lewis Lab/Harvard University

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