An elastic membrane cast around a three-dimensional printed model of a specific heart allows diverse aspects of cardiac function to be monitored and modified, and paves the way to new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
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Clancy, C., Xiang, Y. Wrapped around the heart. Nature 507, 43–44 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/507043a
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