Engineers Develop a Heart Drug Delivery Patch. What Is It

Engineers develop a heart drug delivery patch. What is it

For Tuesday, November 4, WGN’s Dina Bair has the latest on new medical information, including: More Coverage: WGN's Medical Watch MIT develops heart drug delivery patch Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers developed a drug-delivery patch—a band-aid of sorts — to help patients heal after a heart attack.  It delivers drugs to promote tissue healing and the regrowth of blood vessels.  Doctors can place it on the heart after a heart …

Flexible drug-delivery patch can promote tissue healing after a heart attack

MIT engineers have developed a flexible drug-delivery patch that can be placed on the heart after a heart attack to help promote healing and regeneration of cardiac tissue.

Drug-delivery patch could help to heal the heart following a heart attack

MIT engineers have developed a flexible drug-delivery patch that can be placed on the heart after a heart attack to help promote healing and regeneration of cardiac tissue.

MIT engineers tout drug delivery patch for post-heart attack healing

MIT engineers developed a flexible drug-delivery patch designed to carry several different drugs that can be released at different times, on a pre-programmed schedule.[Image courtesy of the researchers]Engineers at MIT say they developed a flexible drug delivery patch for promoting healing and tissue regeneration after heart attacks. The patch, placed on the heart after a heart attack, can help both heal and regenerate cardiac tissue. MIT said i…

New MIT patch could restore heart function after a heart attack

MIT scientists have created a new kind of medical patch that could help the heart heal after a heart attack. The soft, flexible patch delivers several medicines directly to damaged heart tissue—each drug released at just the right time to support the body’s natural repair process. After a heart attack, part of the heart muscle […] The post New MIT patch could restore heart function after a heart attack appeared first on Knowridge Science Report.