Scientists from ETH Zurich have 3D printed a special patch that can integrate into existing heart tissue to help repair damage, providing an alternative to animal-based tissues like bovine patches.

The RCPatch combines three main elements: a fine mesh to seal the defect, a 3D-printed scaffold for stability, and a hydrogel infused with living heart muscle cells. The scaffold, made from a ...

A team of cardiovascular scientists has announced it will be able to 3D print a whole heart from the recipients' own cells within a decade ...

The team developed a 3D-printed heart patch for intraventricular implantation to serve as an alternative to the bovine ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an innovative 3D-printed heart patch that actively heals damaged heart chambers.

For the first time in recorded history, scientists have created a working, vascularized engineered heart using human cells by printing it in 3D.

In addition, this team hopes to eventually “cellularize” the printed heart, or add human heart muscle cells to the structure, to make it beat like the real thing.

Scientists at Switzerland’s ETH Zurich have used 3D printing to create a functional beating heart made of silicone. Here's why.

Israeli researchers have created what they say is the world's first 3D-printed heart, made using cells and biological material from a human patient.

The RCPatch combines three main elements: a fine mesh to seal the defect, a 3D-printed scaffold for stability, and a hydrogel infused with living heart muscle cells.