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Heart Tissue Simulants

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Soft Tissue Simulants

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The human heart is a vital organ responsible for pumping blood throughout the circulatory system, supplying oxygen and nutrients to the body's tissues, and removing waste products.

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Chanda, A., Singh, G. (2024). Heart Tissue Simulants. In: Soft Tissue Simulants. Biomedical Materials for Multi-functional Applications. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-3060-5_7

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