New biomaterial developed by NUS researchers shows how ageing in the heart could be reversed (Photo 1) (IMAGE)

National University of Singapore

New biomaterial developed by NUS researchers shows how ageing in the heart could be reversed (Photo 1)

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Assistant Professor Jennifer Young (right) and PhD student Avery Rui Sun (left), who are from the College of Design and Engineering at the National University of Singapore, image heart cells (orange) on DECIPHER scaffolds (pink) using a confocal microscope to understand how cells interact with the extracellular matrix.

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College of Design and Engineering at NUS

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