IIT Madras sees the advent of a new innovation in the campus each day. The latest breakthrough by researchers has been in indigenously developing Asia’s first ‘life-saving’ implant that can prove not only to be a boon for critical cardiovascular patients, but revolutionise the field of surgical patches with products designed and made in India.
Researchers have developed what they call SynkroScaff, a Tissue Engineered Bovine Pericardial Patch. This pericardial patch (sack of buffalo’s heart) has inherent properties of regeneration and integration in the body. The existing ones in India are processed using synthetic material and toxic chemicals like glutaraldehyde or formaldehyde, which can cause post complications in patients. IIT-M’s product, meanwhile, uses biomaterial to ensure it is microbial free.
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