{
  "id": 9754032,
  "title": "Stimulatrix: An open-source automated platform for high-throughput functional characterization of engineered contractile tissues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/stimulatrix-an-open-source-automated-platform-for-high-throughput",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.24.750079v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Engineered cardiac and skeletal muscle tissues suspended between flexible posts support disease modeling and pharmacology, yet their stimulation, longitudinal imaging and quantitative analysis often remain fragmented and labor-intensive. Here we present Stimulatrix, an open-source platform integrating automated video acquisition within a cell culture incubator, synchronized electrical stimulation…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}