Heart-On-A-Chip Microfluidic Device (IMAGE)

Tufts University

Heart-On-A-Chip Microfluidic Device

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The microfluidic device containing HL-1 cardiac cells is capable of modeling conditions observed during a heart attack, including a reduction in levels of oxygen.

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Alonso Nichols, Tufts University

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