3D 'bio-electric' spray to make heart patches

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Dr Suwan Jayasinghe demonstrates a 3D "bio-electric" spray scientists at University College London have developed.

The device can build three-dimensional structures using an electrically charged spray of cellular material.

The researchers believe the device might one day be used to create repair patches for damaged heart tissue.

Includes video courtesy of Dr Vassilis Georgiadis, UCL

31 July 2012