Sensor-studded, silicon jacket monitors rabbit hearts
825 views · Published 25 February 2014 · 0:11 · Indexed 29 September 2026
Channel: Science News · 2014 · Science & Technology
The sheath makes it possible for scientists to place the sensors on specific areas of the heart without glue or stitches, yet the device is flexible enough that it does not constrict the natural pumping of the muscle, researchers report February 25 in Nature Communications. Credit: ROGERS ET AL./NATURE COMM. 2014
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