GW Engineering Researchers Release Preprint on Electromechanical Wave Control in Cardiac Tissue


November 4, 2024

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The scientific report “Control of electromechanical waves in engineered tissue of human iPSC-cardiomyocytes using a Halbach array and magnetic nanoparticles,” led by researchers at GW Engineering’s Department of Biomedical Engineering, was recently released as a preprint in bioRxiv. The study investigates cutting-edge techniques for controlling electromechanical waves, with promising applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

Here is an excerpt from the study abstract: “A Halbach array of permanent magnets can modulate the speed of excitation waves in human cardiac cell assemblies with magnetic nanoparticles.”

Read the full study on bioRxiv.