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Spun-fiber device made for children with heart valve disease
March 1st, 2024
The FibraValve is composed of long filaments of polymer fibers that replicate the physical properties of a human heart valve and are porous enough to allow cells to infiltrate and replace the scaffold with living tissue. Researchers at the Wyss Institute and Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) are developing […]
An exosuit for any gait
March 1st, 2020
The wearable exosuit is lightweight, nonrestrictive and allows the user to move naturally. It may one day be available to aid walking and running in all kinds of situations. Photo: Wyss Institute at Harvard University. When walking, a person’s center of mass is like a pendulum that is highest at midstance, when the leg is […]