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• Researchers at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) say they may have found a softer, less invasive way to treat severe high blood pressure. In a new study published in the...
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Researchers at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) say they may have found a softer, less invasive way to treat severe high blood pressure. In a new study published in the journal Device, the team explains how they created tiny 3D printed implants that wrap around arteries and deliver electrical stimulation directly to the body’s natural blood pressure control system.
Since traditional implants are often made from rigid materials that do not naturally work well with the body’s soft tissue, researchers have been searching for more flexible alternatives, ones that don’t have problems like irritation, inflammation, and scar tissue forming around implantable bioelectronics. So these new devices, developed by a team at the university’s College of Engineering, are flexible enough to stre