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CoCo Chip™

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Coco Chip is a groundbreaking heart muscle-on-chip platform designed to transform the way we study and treat heart diseases.

This patented innovative technology, short for "Co-cultured Cardiomyocytes-on-a-Chip," allows scientists to non-invasively track the contractility (or beating) of heart muscle cells. By mimicking the natural environment of heart tissue on a benchtop device, Coco Chip opens new doors for drug screening, evaluating cardiac treatments like pacemakers, and studying the progression of heart diseases in individuals from varying genetic backgrounds. These applications can lead to personalized treatment strategies and a better understanding of heart diseases in diverse groups.

Current Status

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​The Co-cultured Cardiomyocytes on Chip (CoCo Chip) with piezoelectric sensing represents a groundbreaking advancement in heart muscle modeling technology. This innovative platform, covered under University Invention Disclosure 2023-003 and international patent application PCT/US2024/015366, enables non-invasive monitoring of cardiac cell contractility.

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