Versatile electrical stimulator for providing cardiac-like electrical impulses in vitro

https://doi.org/10.4081/bse.2019.111
  • Stefano Gabetti PolitoBIOMed Lab, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy; Interuniversity Center for the Promotion of the 3Rs Principles in Teaching and Research, Italy, Italy.
  • Giovanni Putame PolitoBIOMed Lab, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin; Interuniversity Center for the promotion of the 3Rs principles in teaching and research, Italy.
  • Federica Montrone PolitoBIOMed Lab, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin; Interuniversity Center for the promotion of the 3Rs principles in teaching and research, Italy.
  • Giuseppe Isu Department of Surgery and Department of Biomedicine, Basel University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Anna Marsano Department of Surgery and Department of Biomedicine, Basel University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Alberto Audenino PolitoBIOMed Lab, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin; Interuniversity Center for the promotion of the 3Rs principles in teaching and research, Italy.
  • Diana Massai | diana.massai@polito.it PolitoBIOMed Lab, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin; Interuniversity Center for the promotion of the 3Rs principles in teaching and research, Italy.

Abstract

In the perspective of reliable methods alternative to in vivo animal testing for cardiac tissue engineering (CTE) research, the versatile electrical stimulator ELETTRA has been developed. ELETTRA delivers controlled and stable cardiac-like electrical impulses, and it can be coupled to already existing bioreactors for providing in vitro combined biomimetic culture conditions. Designed to be cost-effective and easy to use, this device could contribute to the reduction and replacement of in vivo animal experiments in CTE.

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Published
2020-02-14
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Vol. 3 No. s3 (2019): Proceedings of the second Centro 3R Annual Meeting - Young Scientists | June 20-21, 2019, Genoa (Italy)
Section
Original Articles
Keywords:
Electrical stimulation, cardiac tissue engineering, in vitro models, versatility
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Gabetti, S., Putame, G., Montrone, F., Isu, G., Marsano, A., Audenino, A., & Massai, D. (2020). Versatile electrical stimulator for providing cardiac-like electrical impulses in vitro. Biomedical Science and Engineering, 3(s3). https://doi.org/10.4081/bse.2019.111

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