Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Scientists are testing a new kind of medical implant that could help babies born with a rare heart condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. They used light-sensitive hydrogels to create a shunt that can be adjusted with minimally invasive surgery to fit a patient’s needs over time.
“Development of a geometrically-tunable blood shunt for pediatric heart reconstruction surgery”
Presented at ACS Fall 2024 on Aug. 19, 2024
Presenter and principal investigator: Christopher Rodell, Ph.D.
Hydrogel implant expands on demand | Headline Science
To read an ACS press release about this research, go to acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2024/august/expanding-a-childs-heart-implant-with-light.html
Credits:
Written by Kerri Jansen
Produced by Kerri Jansen and Andrew Sobey
Edited by Janali Thompson
Narrated by Allison Tau
Executive produced by Matthew Radcliff
Wynne Parry contributed research for this video.
Research videos from Akari Seiner and Christopher Rodell, Ph.D.
Implant illustrations by Archimedic
Additional video and images: Shutterstock and Getty Images
Music: “ES_From the Past” by DEX 1200 from Epidemic Sound
Sound effects: Soundsnap
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Scientists are testing a new kind of medical implant that could help babies born with a rare heart condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. They used light-sensitive hydrogels to create a shunt that can be adjusted with minimally invasive surgery to fit a patient’s needs over time.
“Development of a geometrically-tunable blood shunt for pediatric heart reconstruction surgery”
Presented at ACS Fall 2024 on Aug. 19, 2024
Presenter and principal investigator: Christopher Rodell, Ph.D.
Hydrogel implant expands on demand | Headline Science
To read an ACS press release about this research, go to acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2024/august/expanding-a-childs-heart-implant-with-light.html
Credits:
Written by Kerri Jansen
Produced by Kerri Jansen and Andrew Sobey
Edited by Janali Thompson
Narrated by Allison Tau
Executive produced by Matthew Radcliff
Wynne Parry contributed research for this video.
Research videos from Akari Seiner and Christopher Rodell, Ph.D.
Implant illustrations by Archimedic
Additional video and images: Shutterstock and Getty Images
Music: “ES_From the Past” by DEX 1200 from Epidemic Sound
Sound effects: Soundsnap
More from Headline Science: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLG7h7fPoH8JRH8bEJdgnwZnyA5N-9UaE
Produced by the American Chemical Society (ACS), one of the world’s largest scientific societies. ACS is a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related information and research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences.
Join the #AmericanChemicalSociety! bit.ly/Join_ACS
