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. 2019 Jan 8;116(2):347-349.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1819948116. Epub 2018 Dec 18.

A ray of light for treating cardiac conduction disorders

Ron Feiner  1   2 , Tal Dvir  3   2   4   5
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A ray of light for treating cardiac conduction disorders

Ron Feiner et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Fig. 1.
Schematic illustration depicting the stimulation of a whole heart using the polymer–SiNW mesh. The mesh is placed onto the heart, and a microscope objective (Obj) is used to irradiate it. The beating motions of the heart move it in and out of focus, thus exposing the cells only to intermittent laser radiation each time, similar to the effect achieved with the scanning laser used on cultured cells. ECG electrodes were placed on the heart to monitor its response to the laser-induced pacing.
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