On average, 17 people die each day in the US because they aren’t able to get an organ transplant in time. That’s what makes the emergence of artificial organs such an exciting development in the world of medicine — and that’s also why the news about the successful completion of … [Read more...] about First artificial heart transplant in the US deemed a success
Artificial Heart
Scientists create artificial aorta to reduce the need for heart transplants
An injury to the heart often requires a transplant of the entire organ, but a new invention from scientists at EPFL (Switzerland) could relieve the pressure of a damaged heart so that it could heal itself. When a heart is wounded, it will patch itself up with scar tissue to … [Read more...] about Scientists create artificial aorta to reduce the need for heart transplants
Scientists produced a human heart using a 3D printer and a patient’s own cells
While the number of people in need of a heart transplant is high, the number of available hearts for transplants are low. That’s a problem, one that researchers at Tel Aviv University believe they can fix via 3D printing. Recently, the researchers managed to successfully print an … [Read more...] about Scientists produced a human heart using a 3D printer and a patient’s own cells