Development of an In vitro Cultivated, Spontaneously and Long-term Contracting 3D Heart Model as a Robust Test System

Bianka Grunow^1*, Maren Schmidt¹, Matthias Klinger² and Charli Kruse¹

¹Fraunhofer Research Institution for Marine Biotechnology, Fraunhofer Society, Paul Ehrlich Str. 1-3, 23562, Lübeck, Germany

²University of Lübeck, Institute of Anatomy, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany

^*Corresponding Author: Bianka Grunow, Fraunhofer Research Institution for Marine Biotechnology, Fraunhofer Society, Paul Ehrlich Str. 1-3, 23562, Lübeck, Germany, Tel: +49-451-384448-16, Fax: +49-451-384448-12 Email: