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Table 2.

Projects Intended for Surgical Implantation

Projects for implantation	The “BioVAD”, a pouch made of rat cardiomyocytes which fits over the heart. There was no substantial change in rat heart function after implantation.²⁵⁰
	A patch composed of rat neonatal heart cells, which was stitched onto the heart of a living rat with a myocardial infarction. This patch improved QRS amplitude stroke volume.²⁵¹
	A bioreactor that electrically paces myocardial patches derived from rat hearts.¹⁹⁶
	A honeycomb shaped heart patch to maximize contraction forces, made with rat neonatal cardiomyocytes.⁸⁷