LED-stimulated Liquid Crystalline Elastomers (LCEs) as Contractile Units for Assisting Cardiac Contraction

Heart Failure (HF) is a disease of high mortality and morbidity with huge impact on health care systems worldwide. HF is a result of decreased contraction of the heart muscle. Current treatments focus on symptoms,and only a minor portion of HF patients is eligible for surgery. Assistance devices for cardiac contractionare currently only...