by Caleb Horst | Mar 27, 2019 | In The Lab
Hydrogels are soft materials that have similar properties to human tissues and could be used for novel medical devices, surgical applications or tissue engineering. However, almost all hydrogels have poor fatigue properties and break upon repeated stretch-relax...
by Caleb Horst | Mar 18, 2019 | In The Lab
Yimu Zhao (MASc.) and her team at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto has developed a platform called the “Biowire II”. This is a scalable tissue-cultivation platform that uses electrical field conditioning to...
by Caleb Horst | Mar 5, 2019 | In The Lab
Heart valve disease is a debilitating disease that affects millions of people. It occurs when one or more of the four valves in the heart does not open or close properly. Mechanical characterization of heart valve leaflets is critical for improving therapeutic options...
