The HoC promises to replace animal testing, shorten drug development timelines and reduce costs. It mimics the interactions of cells within the heart on a small chip and is part of the larger organ-on-a-chip (OoC) suite.
The actual design of the HoC varies, but it is typically a small, transparent or semi-transparent chip consisting of a network of microchannels printed on a layer of polymer.
These microchannels are designed to imitate the blood vessels found in the human heart.
