Development of a soft biocompatible artificial heart.
The Holland Hybrid Heart project aims to develop a biocompatible artificial heart using soft robotics and tissue engineering. This innovative artificial heart is designed to help heart failure patients by improving life expectancy and quality of life. It reduces the dependency on donor hearts, addressing the shortage of available donor organs and improving patient outcomes.
The Holland Hybrid Heart project, involving numerous scientists, offers heart failure patients improved life expectancy and quality of life, reduces wait times for donor hearts, suits more patients, and provides an innovative treatment option overcoming existing limitations.
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The Holland Hybrid Heart project, with 15 Dutch institutions, develops a biocompatible artificial heart using soft robotics and tissue engineering. It addresses heart failure in 23 million globally and 1,400 Dutch patients annually, improving life expectancy and quality.
