The heart tissue chips will be used to conduct two studies that address health complications caused by microgravity.
to the International Space Station . According to NASA, the cargo spacecraft is expected to autonomously dock with the ISS at 7:52 am EDT Thursday, March 16.The space station is located in low-Earth orbit, over 250 miles above the planet, and houses the ISS National Lab. This space lab conducts various biological experiments to test drugs and cellular therapies to address health complications caused by microgravity.The heart tissue chips will be used to conduct two studies — cardinal heart 2.
The engineered heart-tissues study, on the other hand, aims to closely monitor how the heart muscle functions in microgravity. This is done through the use of 3D cultured cardiac muscle tissue.is based on cardiomyocytes — the heart muscle responsible for contraction. These cells are grown using stem cells, which are the body's raw cells. Stem cells can be transformed into many different cell types, including cardiac muscle, nerve, and vascular cells.
the human heart can shrink under the influence of microgravity. This is due to the fact that weightlessness changes the structure of the heart. This is especially dangerous for astronauts and can lead to medical complications.
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