Injectable hydrogel could repair cardiac muscle after heart attacks – Siliconrepublic.com

Researchers have developed a hydrogel injection that could result in less tissue scarring caused by a heart attack.
When a heart attack occurs, it can irreversible damage to the cardiac muscle. However, new research as found a potential new treatment that could help repair this muscle after a heart attack has occurred.
Researchers at Cúram, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices at NUI Galway, and Bioforge Lab at the University of Valladolid in Spain, have developed an injectable hydrogel that,…

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