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3D-printed artificial heart beat:save live in future.(repost)

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Scientists have 3D-printed a soft, artificial heart made of silicone that beats almost like a human heart, putting us another step closer to replacing damaged human hearts without the need for a transplant.

The heart was created using a 3D-printed method that lets the researchers make a complex inner structure while still using soft, flexible material as its structure.

Heart disease remains the number one killer worldwide, causing 17.3 million deaths each year – a problem exacerbated by a global shortage of heart donors.

beats just like the real one.
the soft heart is made of silicon and the size is same as a real heart.
it features left and right ventricles just like an actual human heart.
Additional chamber acts as the heart s engine.
the additional chamber drives a pump that allows the heart beat.
researchers hope to further optimize the device for future use.
around 26 million people worldwide suffer from heart failure.
a problem with artificial hearts is that metal and plastic mechanisms can be difficult to integrate with heart tissue, or damage the blood because of their not natural movement work.

could save a lot of lives in the future.
like the artificial heart created and tested by a team of researchers from ETH Zurich.
In the future, it could be used as an temporary heart instead of the blood pumps hospitals use today for patients waiting for a heart transplant.