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ArticleCommunications engineering2026

All-optical closed-loop control of human cardiomyocyte networks exploiting holographic optogenetics.

Robert Wendland, Felix Schmieder, Muhammad Atif Sikandar, Frithjof Paul Knüppel, Wolfram-Hubertus Zimmermann, Olaf Bergmann, Lars Büttner, Jürgen W Czarske

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Article in Communications engineering, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Robert WendlandLaboratory of Measurement and Sensor System Techniques, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany. robert.wendland@tu-dresden.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-7019-2521
Felix SchmiederLaboratory of Measurement and Sensor System Techniques, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0799-1743
Muhammad Atif SikandarDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Frithjof Paul KnüppelDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Wolfram-Hubertus ZimmermannDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1190-4040
Olaf BergmannDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Medical Center Göttingen, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Lars BüttnerLaboratory of Measurement and Sensor System Techniques, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany.
Jürgen W CzarskeLaboratory of Measurement and Sensor System Techniques, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7280-0523

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 524497646
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heart diseases can trigger life-threatening arrhythmias by disrupting cardiac contraction wavefront propagation. In contrast to conventional treatments like electrical pacemakers, optogenetics offers high spatial and temporal resolution for non-invasive interrogation and modulation of cellular activity. However, combining sensing and actuation into a real-time control loop remains challenging. A major obstacle is the data load associated with dense sensor arrays typically required for spatially resolved wavefront monitoring. To overcome this, we present an all-optical, closed-loop control strategy using adaptive holographic stimulation and sparsely sampled, label-free imaging data, enabling robust classification and quantitative characterization of spatial wavefront properties in real time. We successfully demonstrate spatiotemporal optogenetic closed-loop control of wavefront dynamics in functional syncytia of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes in at least 107 out of 109 evaluated cases across all experiments. This framework establishes a foundation for advanced feedback control strategies aimed at mimicking, detecting and terminating abnormal propagation patterns.

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PMID42754644
PMCPMC13586264

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