miniPUMP in motion (VIDEO)

Boston University

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On the left, a chamber of the miniPUMP beats thanks to the contraction of the cardiac tissue. As the tissue beats, it ejects fluid out of the chamber (right)—just as a human heart would pump blood.

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Credit: from Michas et al., Sci. Adv. 8, eabm3791 (2022). This work is licensed under CC BY-NC

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