Synthetic tissue can repair hearts, muscles, and vocal cords

Published: 30 November 2021

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...

How heart tissue combines mechanical strength and electrical reliability

Published: 10 May 2018

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...

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