Researchers Printed Artificial Heart on 3D Printer

A team of researchers from ETH Zurich created a soft silicon heart with the pumping mechanism.

The technology of 3D-printing has allowed the invention of a complex structure with the weight of only 390 grams.

It consists of left and right ventricles that separated by the special chamber which acts as the muscle.

After the tests, researchers found that at this moment the material can sustain only for around 3,000 beats that are less than an hour considering normal pulse.

This development is yet far from the actual implant and studies will be continued.

Heart diseases rank first among causes of death.

Being able to create a functional artificial organs using 3D-printing is revolutionary and might save lives in the very nearest feature.

(via Tech Radar)