Artificial Organs News
French artificial heart maker CARMAT receives a financial boost
Longevity Technology - 16-Oct-2023
Aims to reach an annual production capacity of 500 artificial hearts
Read more...CARMAT raised €40.5 million - set to resume the artificial heart production
Longevity Technology - 21-Apr-2022
Aeson could prolong lives of patients awaiting a human heart transplant
Read more...Clinical experience in artificial heart with autoregulation of blood flow
pharmaphorum - 15-Jul-2021
New heart replacement therapy for patients with end-stage biventricular failure
Read more...New way to rebuild cartilage tissue for fixing injuries
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN) - 19-Oct-2020
Cartilage tissue engineered using magnetic field and hydrogels
Read more...Electronic blood vessels could replace damaged arteries
IEEE Spectrum - 06-Oct-2020
Not just replacing, but enhancing - could include sensors and drug reservoirs
Read more...The first hydrogel that has mechanical properties of cartilage
ScienceAlert - 05-Jul-2020
Could someday replace just the damaged cartilage, instead of having to remove entire knee joint
Read more...Experts create nephron-like device that mimics kidney ion transport
Singularity Hub - 03-Jun-2020
Implantable artificial kidneys brought one step closer with this tech
Read more...Synthetic red blood cells function similarly to natural ones
ACS Publications - 03-Jun-2020
Did not seem to cause any toxicity in mouse model
Read more..."Cruelty-free" preclinical drug testing is possible
Wyss Institute - 27-Jan-2020
Body-on-Chips platform is created by connecting 10 organ-chips to mimic normal human blood flow
Read more...Clinical trials to test a dual-hormone artificial pancreas system
Verdict - 23-May-2019
Fully automated diabetes care for people living with type 1 diabetes in the future
Read more...FDA approves bionic pancreas for home-use study
Diabetes.co.uk - 22-May-2018
iLet uses an algorithm to known when to deliver insulin, glucagon or a combination of both
Read more...Bionic sphincter controller close to human trial phase
Sun Sentinel - 09-Apr-2018
Precision Medical Devices have developed the Flow Control Device.
Read more...Artificial eye mimics blinking
Science News - 20-Feb-2018
University of Pennsylvania used human cells to build a model of the surface of the eye.
Read more...Flocks of nanorobots could form artificial muscles
Chemistry World - 07-Feb-2018
DNA nanobots can already perform complex tasks.
Read more...Woman with artificial heart carries pump in backpack
Metro - 31-Dec-2017
Selwa Hussain is a second-ever person in Britain to be given an artificial heart.
Read more...Engineers Hack Cell Biology to Create 3-D Shapes from Living Tissue
UCSF - 28-Dec-2017
Many of the complex folded shapes of mammalian body plans can be recreated with simple instructions.
Read more...Soft Gel Could Keep Artificial Organs Alive
Popular Mechanics - 13-Dec-2017
University of Fribourg report a new bio-inspired power source.
Read more...DIY artificial pancreas gains JDRF support
MobiHealthNews - 18-Oct-2017
JDRF has announced a new initiative to provide funds for o build artificial pancreas (AP) systems under open protocols.
Read more...3D-printed synthetic soft muscle can lift 1000x its weight
Kurzweil Network - 20-Sep-2017
Artificial muscle is three times stronger than natural muscle.
Read more...3D-printed silicone heart beats like the real thing
Engadget - 14-Jul-2017
Single solid silicone structure using a 3D-printing, lost-wax casting technique.
Read more...Artificial lungs in a backpack may free people with lung failure
New Scientist - 21-Mar-2017
Usual treatment is a large machine that pumps their blood through a gas exchanger to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide.
Read more...Artificial robotic heart muscles keep pigs alive after heart attacks
WIRED - 18-Jan-2017
Existing mechanical pumps come with significant health risks including infections and causing blood clotting.
Read more...$160 million to develop artificial organs
Engadget - 13-Jun-2016
Limited number of donors and organs have to be used within a matter of hours.
Read more...Man lives 555 days without a heart
CNN - 10-Jun-2016
9 years ago 25-year-old Stan Larkin suddenly collapsed with undiagnosed arrhythmogenic dysplasia.
Read more...New generation of artificial heart
Jerusalem Post - 20-Jan-2016
Heart Mate 3 gives recipient a pulse and blood pressure.
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