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Hydrogel to repair heart proves safe to inject in humans

12 Sep 2019 Tami Freeman
Karen Christman
Karen Christman from UC San Diego led the development of VentriGel, a hydrogel to repair heart tissue after heart attacks. (Courtesy: David Baillot/University of California San Diego)
Currently, there is no established treatment to repair damage to cardiac tissue following a heart at

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