External electrical stimulation of cardiomyocytes to achieve synchrony at physiological frequencies.

• Main Author: Muhammad Parasuram.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49481
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Induced pluripotent stem cell colonies have the capability of differentiating into beating clusters of embryoid bodies (EBs). Being patient-derived, these represent a source of autologous cardiomyocytes for cardiac cell therapy. However, limited clinical success has been achieved due to 1) low cardi...