Bioartificial organs, design

Figure 11. Scheme of a bioartificial pancreas surrounded by a hydrogel membrane [266], Some methods used for artificial organs design are presented in table 17. 

DESIGN OF IDEAL SCAFFOLD FOR EXTRACORPOREAL BIOARTIFICIAL LIVER (BAL) OR IMPLANTABLE ARTIFICIAL ORGAN... 

There has been, and continues to be, progress toward performing organ function through artificial means. Actually, we should say bioartificial means, because there usually is some combination of human-made materials and biologically based materials incorporated into a biologically inspired design scheme. 

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