RT @NerdyChristie: Who knew a heartbeat could be so beautiful? I'm stunned by the visualization of this new biorobotic heart. That and more….

RT @ScienceTM: Scientists present a soft #biorobotic heart to assess the feasibility and safety of new valve designs and #biomaterials to c….

RT @ScienceTM: This week's issue of #ScienceTranslationalMedicine has arrived! . A ketogenic diet shows early signs of promise in patients….

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Huge thanks to my postdoctoral advisor @ellentroche and the entire team including @cozturkphd, Jean Bonnemain, Samuel Dutra Gollob, Sophie Wang, and our collaborators Fabien Kawecki, Ph.D., Nicolas L’Heureux, and François Roubertie.

This multimodal platform supports R&D for device innovation, pre-surgical planning, and has potential applications beyond ToF, making it a versatile tool for cardiac research.

By combining benchtop and in-silico FSI simulations, we can precisely test new devices, speeding up the development process and ensuring that designs are rigorously tested and refined in a controlled environment before moving to animal trials.

Traditional models for testing new cardiac interventions have relied on animal models or simplistic mechanical simulators, often falling short in replicating the complexities of cardiac physiology. Our approach significantly reduces reliance on animal models.

Our multimodal platform integrates a benchtop biorobotic hybrid heart model with advanced computational fluid dynamics simulations. This combination allows for detailed insights into the fluid dynamics and mechanical performance of new pulmonary valve designs.

Thrilled to share our latest publication in Science Translational Medicine @ScienceTM ! We present a multimodal platform for hemodynamic evaluation and testing of surgical interventions for correcting RVOT obstruction in Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF).

RT @Device_CP: January's issue of @Device_CP is online now and features some truly incredible new articles, from biorobotic hearts to space….

Thanks to my postdoc advisor @ellentroche and all the collaborators, including @HyunwooYuk, @DrToTheRescue and @MRMehraMD.

Key features include wet adhesion and long term integration of silicone medical devices to tissues. Key applications include improving LVAD driveline interface adhesion and maintenance by preventing infections.

So happy to share our work on tunable silicone bioadhesives for bonding medical devices to tissues is out and featured as a frontispiece in the latest issue of Advanced Materials @AdvSciNews by @WileyGlobal. Read the full article here-

RT @AdvSciNews: Making things stick - a crucial challenge! . BioAdheSil is a new adhesive designed to help silicone medical devices "stick"….

RT @Organometallica: I had the pleasure of visiting Ellen in November and got to see this in action -- it's genuinely awe-inspiring seeing….

RT @CellPressNews: @Device_CP @ellentroche This biorobotic heart can mimic the structure, function, and motion of a healthy or diseased hea….

RT @Device_CP: Biorobotic hybrid heart as a benchtop cardiac mitral valve simulator by Ellen Roche & co-workers. H….

RT @CellPressNews: Combining a pig heart and a silicone robotic pump, researchers create a #biorobotic heart that simulates valve function.….

Read the media coverage of this work by @aaas here and by @sciam here on how this technology can advance mitral valve repair and cardiac device development. @MIT @MIT_IMES @MITEngineering @MITMechE @mit_hst.