Artificial Organs

The Globalization of Artificial Organ Technologies
pp. 1-2(2)

The Honor of the Sacred Treasure Awarded by the Emperor of Japan (Jyokun) in Recognition of the Lifelong Contributions of Dr. Yukihiko Nosé
pp. 3-7(5)

Gait Impairments in a Group of Patients With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury and Their Relevance Regarding Therapeutic Approaches Using Functional Electrical Stimulation
pp. 8-14(7)
Authors: van der Salm, Arjan; Nene, Anand V.; Maxwell, Douglas J.; Veltink, Peter H.; Hermens, Hermie J.; IJzerman, Maarten J.

Methods of Failure and Reliability Assessment for Mechanical Heart Pumps
pp. 15-25(11)
Authors: Patel, Sonna M.; Allaire, Paul E.; Wood, Houston G.; Throckmorton, Amy L.; Tribble, Curt G.; Olsen, Don B.

Quantification of the Secondary Flow in a Radial Coupled Centrifugal Blood Pump Based on Particle Tracking Velocimetry
pp. 26-35(10)
Authors: Watanabe, Nobuo; Masuda, Takaya; Iida, Tomoya; Kataoka, Hiroyuki; Fujimoto, Tetsuo; Takatani, Setsuo

Intra-aortic Balloon Pumping: Does Posture Matter?
pp. 36-40(5)
Authors: Khir, Ashraf W.; Price, Susana; Hale, Colin; Young, David A.; Parker, Kim H.; Pepper, John R.

Mechanism for Cavitation in the Mechanical Heart Valve With an Artificial Heart: Nuclei and Viscosity Dependence
pp. 41-46(6)
Authors: Lee, Hwansung; Taenaka, Yoshiyuki; Kitamura, Soichiro

Contact Activation in Low-density Lipoprotein Apheresis Systems
pp. 47-52(6)
Authors: Krieter, Detlef H.; Steinke, Jörn; Kerkhoff, Markus; Fink, Edwin; Lemke, Horst-Dieter; Zingler, Christine; Müller, Gerhard A.; Schuff-Werner, Peter

Photoelectric Dye-coupled Polyethylene Film as a Prototype of Retinal Prostheses
pp. 53-57(5)
Authors: Uji, Akihito; Matsuo, Toshihiko; Ishimaru, Sanae; Kajiura, Akiko; Shimamura, Kaoru; Ohtsuki, Hiroshi; Dan-oh, Yasufumi; Suga, Sadaharu

A Novel Bioartificial Liver With Culture of Porcine Hepatocyte Aggregates Under Simulated Microgravity
pp. 58-66(9)
Authors: Hochleitner, Boris; Hengster, Paul; Duo, Li; Bucher, Herwig; Klima, Günter; Margreiter, Raimund

Erythrocyte Susceptibility to Oxidative Stress in Chronic Renal Failure Patients Under Different Substitutive Treatments
pp. 67-72(6)
Authors: Lucchi, Leonardo; Bergamini, Stefania; Iannone, Anna; Perrone, Salvatore; Stipo, Lucia; Olmeda, Fabio; Caruso, Francesco; Tomasi, Aldo; Albertazzi, Alberto

An Overview of Complete Artificial Fixed Dentition Supported by Endosseous Implants
pp. 73-81(9)
Author: Flanagan, Dennis

“Blogs” and “Wikis” Are Valuable Software Tools for Communication Within Research Groups
pp. 82-83(2)
Authors: Sauer, Igor M.; Bialek, Dominik; Efimova, Ekaterina; Schwartlander, Ruth; Pless, Gesine; Neuhaus, Peter

Pancreatic Polypeptide Administration Reduces Insulin Requirements of Artificial Pancreas in Pancreatectomized Dogs
pp. 83-87(5)
Authors: Kono, Tetsuya; Hanazaki, Kazuhiro; Yazawa, Kazuyuki; Ashizawa, Satoshi; Fisher, William E.; Wang, Xiao-Ping; Nosé, Yukihiko; Brunicardi, F. Charles

Judicious Usage of Estrogen/Progesterone for Angiodysplasia
pp. 88-89(2)
Authors: Takenaka, Tsuneo; Kanno, Yoshihiko; Suzuki, Hiromichi

Letter to the Editor
pp. 90-90(1)

Letter to the Editor
pp. 90-90(1)

Upcoming Meetings
pp. 91-92(2)