Piezo-bending actuators for isometric or auxotonic contraction analysis of engineered heart tissue

Ingra Mannhardt1,2, Christoph Warncke3, Hoc Khiem Trieu3

  • 1Department of Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Cardiovascular Research Center, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.

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