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Pediatric Heart Defects

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New Implant Will Help Patients Regenerate Their Own Heart Valves

Coulter BME researchers develop 3D-printed, bioresorbable heart valve that potentially eliminating the need for repeated surgeries for adult and pediatric heart patients.

A bioprinted embryonic human heart model at 84 times the actual size. This is one of two different kinds of models Vahid Serpooshan is developing that are 3D printed using soft, flexible hydrogel materials infused with cells from specific patients. (Photo Courtesy: Vahid Serpooshan)
Serpooshan Awarded NSF CAREER Award to Bioprint a 3D Model of the Developing Human Heart