3D bioprinted cardiac patch developed for scar tissue repair following myocardial infarctions

Researchers from the University of Minnesota have used 3D bioprinting to create a patch containing proteins and stem cells that could be used to help heal scarred tissue after a myocardial infarction. Biomedical engineering researchers at the University of Minnesota (MN, USA) have produced a 3D bioprinted cardiac patch to assist in the healing of scarred tissue after a myocardial infarction. The research was published in the journal Circulation Research and a patent has been filed on the discovery. Researchers from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI, USA) and University of Alabama at Birmingham (AL, USA) utilized...