By Nicole Basaraba - <br><br>An international research team that includes a University of Alberta engineering professor has designed a 3-D silicone “heart sock” that could eventually replace the venerable pacemaker.<br><br><a href="http://www.cme.engineering.ualberta.ca/FacultyStaff/FacultyAcademicStaff/Chung.aspx">Hyun-Joong Chung</a>, professor of chemical and mechanical engineering at the University of Alberta, John Rogers, professor of engineering and chemistry at the University of Illinois, and Rogers’ research group were co-authors of two recent articles published in <a href="http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2014/140225/ncomms4329/full/ncomms4329.html">Nature Communications</a> and in <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adhm.201300124/abstract">Advanced Healthcare Materials</a> on the development of the heart sleeve, which is designed to monitor vital signs.<br><br><a href="http://news.ualberta.ca/newsarticles/2014/march/3-d-heart-sock-could-replace-pacemaker">READ MORE ON UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA</a>
