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3D Printing of Personalized Thick and Perfusable Cardiac Patches and Hearts

Monday, April 15, 2019

Submitted by

Wei-Guo Ma

Source

Source Name: Advanced Science

Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.201900344

Author(s)

Nadav Noor, Assaf Shapira, Reuven Edri, Idan Gal, Lior Wertheim, Tal Dvir

Researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel reported the first 3D-printed vascularized heart using a patient’s own cells and biological materials. The Primary Investigator claims this is the first time anyone has successfully engineered and printed an entire heart replete with cells, blood vessels, ventricles, and chambers.