Nanomaterials key to developing stronger artificial hearts

Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 15:30 in Health & Medicine

A new study details the creation of innovative cardiac patches that utilize nanotechnology to enhance the conductivity of materials to induce cardiac tissue formation. Creation of these ultra-thin cardiac patches put medicine a step closer to durable, high-functioning artificial tissues that could be used to repair damaged hearts and other organs.

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