Novel sensor monitors beating heart cells with minimal disruption
Date | 2nd, Jan 2019 |
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Source | News Medical - Scientific News Websites |
DESCRIPTION
For the first time, engineers have demonstrated an electronic device to closely monitor beating heart cells without affecting their behavior. A collaboration between the University of Tokyo, Tokyo Women's Medical University and RIKEN in Japan produced a functional sample of heart cells with a soft nanomesh sensor in direct contact with the tissue.