Researcher Harnesses Gold Nanoparticles to Engineer Novel Biocompatible Cardiac Patch

October 3, 2014

(Medical News Today) – Because heart cells cannot multiply and cardiac muscles contain few stem cells, heart tissue is unable to repair itself after a heart attack. Now Tel Aviv University researchers are literally setting a new gold standard in cardiac tissue engineering.  Dr. Tal Dvir and his graduate student Michal Shevach of TAU’s Department of Biotechnology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, have been developing sophisticated micro- and nanotechnological tools – ranging in size from one millionth to one billionth of a meter – to develop functional substitutes for damaged heart tissues.