Beating heart on a chip: a novel microfluidic platform to generate functional 3D cardiac microtissues
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Authors
Anna Marsano
Anna Marsano•Chiara Conficconi•Marco Rasponi
Published
December 22, 2015
Abstract
The beating heart-on-a-chip (i) generates 3D cardiac constructs with well-defined geometries from cell-laden hydrogel prepolymers, (ii) provides uniaxial cyclic mechanical stimulation, (iii) allows efficient delivery of drugs and chemicals.