Download or read book Transplanted and Artificial Body Organs written by Arnold Madison and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the development of artificial and transplanted body organs.
Download or read book Artificial Organs written by Nadey S. Hakim and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-06-12 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with organ failure and the way it can be managed artificially without requiring a transplant. Written by a mixture of European and US physicians and surgeons, each of the chapters compares the artificial organ to what is currently available from the transplant point of view to highlight the current and modern available techniques for organ replacement. The book will be a useful reading for postgraduate students and people interested in modern surgical and medical technology.
Download or read book Biomaterials for Artificial Organs written by Michael Lysaght and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2010-12-20 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The worldwide demand for organ transplants far exceeds available donor organs. Consequently some patients die whilst waiting for a transplant. Synthetic alternatives are therefore imperative to improve the quality of, and in some cases, save people’s lives. Advances in biomaterials have generated a range of materials and devices for use either outside the body or through implantation to replace or assist functions which may have been lost through disease or injury. Biomaterials for artificial organs reviews the latest developments in biomaterials and investigates how they can be used to improve the quality and efficiency of artificial organs.Part one discusses commodity biomaterials including membranes for oxygenators and plasmafilters, titanium and cobalt chromium alloys for hips and knees, polymeric joint-bearing surfaces for total joint replacements, biomaterials for pacemakers, defibrillators and neurostimulators and mechanical and bioprosthetic heart valves. Part two goes on to investigate advanced and next generation biomaterials including small intestinal submucosa and other decullarized matrix biomaterials for tissue repair, new ceramics and composites for joint replacement surgery, biomaterials for improving the blood and tissue compatibility of total artificial hearts (TAH) and ventricular assist devices (VAD), nanostructured biomaterials for artificial tissues and organs and matrices for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.With its distinguished editors and international team of contributors Biomaterials for artificial organs is an invaluable resource to researchers, scientists and academics concerned with the advancement of artificial organs. Reviews the latest developments in biomaterials and investigates how they can be used to improve the quality and efficiency of artificial organs Discusses commodity biomaterials including membranes for oxygenators and cobalt chromium alloys for hips and knees and polymeric joint-bearing surfaces for total joint replacements Further biomaterials utilised in pacemakers, defibrillators, neurostimulators and mechanical and bioprosthetic heart valve are also explored
Download or read book Spare Parts written by Renee C. Fox and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spare Parts examines major developments in the field of organ replacement that occurred in the United States over the course of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s. It focuses upon significant medical and social changes in the transplantation of human organs and on the development and clinical testing of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart, with special emphasis on how these biomedical events were related to the political, economic, and social climate of American society. Part I examines the important biomedical advances and events in organ transplantation and their social and cultural concomitants. In Part II, the focus shifts to the story of the rise and fall of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart in the United States, its relation to American social institutions and cultural patterns, and its bearing on social control issues associated with therapeutic innovation and the patient-oriented clinical research it entails. Part III is a personal conclusion, which explains why the authors left the field of organ transplantation after so many years. Spare Parts is written in a narrative, ethnographic style, with thickly descriptive, verbatim, and atmospheric detail. The primary data it is based upon includes qualitative materials, collected via participant observation, interviews in a variety of medical milieu, and content analysis of medical journals, newspapers, and magazine articles, and a number of television transcripts. The new introduction provides an overview of some of the recent developments in transplantation and also underscores how tenacious many of the patterns associated with organ replacement have been. Spare Parts should be read by all medical professionals, sociologists, and historians.
Download or read book Artificial Organs written by Tammy Gagne and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces readers to the science behind artificial organs, including how and why the technology was created, current examples of the technology in action, and cutting-edge research advancing the technology. Eye-catching infographics, clear text, informative sidebars, and a “How It Works” special feature make this book an engaging introduction to this exciting technology.
Download or read book Biomaterials Artificial Organs and Tissue Engineering written by L Hench and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2005-09-27 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maintaining quality of life in an ageing population is one of the great challenges of the 21st Century. This book summarises how this challenge is being met by multi-disciplinary developments of specialty biomaterials, devices, artificial organs and in-vitro growth of human cells as tissue engineered constructs. Biomaterials, Artificial Organs and Tissue Engineering is intended for use as a textbook in a one semester course for upper level BS, MS and Meng students. The 25 chapters are organized in five parts: Part one provides an introduction to living and man-made materials for the non-specialist; Part two is an overview of clinical applications of various biomaterials and devices; Part three summarises the bioengineering principles, materials and designs used in artificial organs; Part four presents the concepts, cell techniques, scaffold materials and applications of tissue engineering; Part five provides an overview of the complex socio-economic factors involved in technology based healthcare, including regulatory controls, technology transfer processes and ethical issues. Comprehensive introduction to living and man-made materials Looks at clinical applications of various biomaterials and devices Bioengineering principles, materials and designs used in artificial organs are summarised
Download or read book Organ Manufacturing written by Xiaohong Wang and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first time that human organs, such as the heart, liver, kidney, stomach, uterus, skin, lung, pancreas and breast can be manufactured automatically and precisely for clinical transplantation, drug screening and metabolism model establishment. Headed by Professor Xiaohong Wang (also the founder and director) in the Center of Organ Manufacturing, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, this group has focused on organ manufacturing for over ten years. A series of technical bottleneck problems, such as vascular and nerve system establishment in a construct, multiple cell types and material system incorporation, and stem cell sequential engagement, have been overcome one by one. Two technical approaches have been exploited extensively. One is multiple nozzle rapid prototyping (RP), additive manufacturing (AM), or three-dimension (3D) printing. The other is combined mold systems. More than 110 articles and 40 patents with a series of theories and practices have been published consequently. In the future, all the failed organs (including the brain) in the human body can be substituted easily like a small accessory part in a car. Everyone can get benefit from these techniques, which ultimately means that the lifespan of humans, therefore, can be greatly prolonged from this time point. This book examines the progress made in the field and the developments made by these researchers (and authors) in the field.
Download or read book Organ Transplants written by James D. Torr and published by Greenhaven Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2003 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organ transplants already raise difficult questions about how scarce organs should be allocated. Artificial organ technology promises to save more lives than ever, but it also raises concerns about whether artificial organs are safe, who will have access to these expensive devices, and whether they might have a dehumanizing effect on recipients.
Download or read book Repairing and Replacing Organs written by Andrew Solway and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2008-11-07 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how the human body's organs and systems are organized, and how science enables amazing repairs to be made when things go wrong.
Download or read book Rebuilding the Body written by Ann Fullick and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [D]elves inside the human body to show how our major organs and specialized cells work, what happens when they don't, and how they can be replaced. -- Publisher.
Download or read book Artificial Organs written by Gerald E. Miller and published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The replacement or augmentation of failing human organs with artificial devices and systems has been an important element in health care for several decades. Such devices as kidney dialysis to augment failing kidneys, artificial heart valves to replace failing human valves, cardiac pacemakers to reestablish normal cardiac rhythm, and heart assist devices to augment a weakened human heart have assisted millions of patients in the previous 50 years and offers lifesaving technology for tens of thousands of patients each year. Significant advances in these biomedical technologies have continually occurred during this period, saving numerous lives with cutting edge technologies. Each of these artificial organ systems will be described in detail in separate sections of this lecture.
Download or read book Organ Transplants written by Henry Wouk and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every ten minutes, a new name is added to the ever-growing national organ transplant waiting list. Readers will explore the history of organ transplants and its current state. Readers will learn about how organ donor and registry works, as well as what it's like to be a patient waiting for this life-saving medicine.
Download or read book What Are the Limits of Organ Transplants written by Anna Claybourne and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2012 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the process of organ transplantation, which organs can be transplanted, and cutting-edge science in the field.
Download or read book Technological Advances in Organ Transplantation written by Satish N. Nadig and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-23 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an expert view into the current technologies that are revolutionizing the field of solid organ transplantation. This unique book provides insight into progress made in areas spanning robotic surgery to tissue engineering and also gives a glimpse into what may lie ahead for this innovative specialty. Topics covered include nanotherapy, machine perfusion, artificial organ development, robotics in transplant surgery, mobile health technology, stem cell therapy, and ex vivo repair of organs. This is an ideal book for biomedical engineers, physicians and surgeons, general and transplant surgeons, medical students, medical and surgical trainees, and transplant procurement technicians.
Download or read book Organ Transplants written by Carol Ballard and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2007-01-12 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses organ transplants, including the history and development of the surgery, which organs can be transplanted, the steps involved in the surgery, and the problems with transplanting organs.
Download or read book Organ and Body Donation written by Hal Marcovitz and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title gives readers a balanced look at the arguments surrounding organ and body donation. Readers will learn the history of organ and body donation, as well as the pros and cons of organ transplants and harvesting organs. Color photos and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-follow text. Features include a table of contents, timeline, facts, additional resources, web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. Essential Viewpoints is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
Download or read book Polymeric Materials and Artificial Organs written by Charles G. Gebelein and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
