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how did they turn the cells into a polymer for the heart scaffold ?
thanks danie, all i was missing to understand was that one word: collagen :)
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
May have misunderstood.
The heart is gently stripped of cells by using a detergent - this leaves the extracelllular matrix - a polymer of collagen - inert and insoluble. New cells (stem cells) will then be added to the structure to repopulate it with living heart muscle which gain coordination and structure from the matrix.
