Artificial Organs

Dr. Michael E. DeBakey and His Contributions in the Field of Artificial Organs September 7, 1908-July 11, 2008
pp. 661-666(6)

The Birth of the Artificial Heart Programs in the World: A Special Tribute to Tetsuo Akutsu and Valerÿ Shumakov
pp. 667-683(17)

Force Characteristics of In Vivo Tissue-engineered Myocardial Constructs Using Varying Cell Seeding Densities
pp. 684-691(8)
Authors: Birla, Ravi; Dhawan, Vikas; Huang, Yen-Chih; Lytle, Ian; Tiranathanagul, Khajohn; Brown, David

Hydrogel-based Engineered Skeletal Muscle Grafts Normalize Heart Function Early After Myocardial Infarction
pp. 692-700(9)
Authors: Giraud, Marie-Noëlle; Ayuni, Erick; Cook, Stéphane; Siepe, Matthias; Carrel, Thierry P.; Tevaearai, Hendrik T.

In Vitro Assessment of Dialysis Membrane as an Endotoxin Transfer Barrier: Geometry, Morphology, and Permeability
pp. 701-710(10)
Authors: Henrie, Michael; Ford, Cheryl; Andersen, Marion; Stroup, Eric; Diaz-Buxo, Jose; Madsen, Ben; Britt, David; Ho, Chih-Hu

Better Sleep Quality and Less Daytime Symptoms in Patients on Evening Hemodialysis: A Questionnaire-based Study
pp. 711-716(6)
Authors: Hsu, Chung-Yao; Lee, Chien-Te; Lee, Yue-Joe; Huang, Tiao-Lai; Yu, Ching-Yi; Lee, Lung-Chih; Lam, King-Kwan; Chien, Yu-Shu; Chuang, Feng-Rong; Hsu, Kao-Tai

Coated Carbon Hemoperfusion Provides Limited Clearance of Protein-bound Solutes
pp. 717-724(8)
Authors: Dinh, Diana C.; Recht, Natalie S.; Hostetter, Thomas H.; Meyer, Timothy W.

A Hybrid System for Upper Limb Movement Restoration in Quadriplegics
pp. 725-729(5)
Authors: Varoto, Renato; Barbarini, Elisa Signoreto; Cliquet Jr, Alberto

Elective Bridging to Recovery After Repair: The Surgical Approach to Ventricular Reverse Remodeling
pp. 730-734(5)
Authors: Pitsis, Antonis A.; Visouli, Aikaterini N.; Ninios, Vlasis; Bougioukas, Georgios; Filippatos, Gerasimos; Kremastinos, Dimitrios; Burkhoff, Daniel; Long, James W.

The Human Umbilical Vein: A Novel Scaffold for Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Regeneration
pp. 735-741(7)
Authors: Abousleiman, Rita I.; Reyes, Yuliana; McFetridge, Peter; Sikavitsas, Vassilios

The Complementarity of the Technical Tools of Tissue Engineering and the Concepts of Artificial Organs for the Design of Functional Bioartificial Tissues
pp. 742-746(5)
Authors: Lenas, Petros; Moreno, Angel; Ikonomou, Laertis; Mayer, Joerg; Honda, Hiroyuki; Novellino, Antonio; Pizarro, Camilo; Nicodemou-Lena, Eleni; Rodergas, Silvia; Pintor, Jesus

Spongy Polyethersulfone Membrane for Hepatocyte Cultivation: Studies on Human Hepatoma C3A Cells
pp. 747-752(6)
Authors: Kinasiewicz, Andrzej; Śmietanka, Anna; Dudziński, Konrad; Chwojnowski, Andrzej; Gajkowska, Barbara; Weryński, Andrzej

Upcoming Meetings
pp. 753-754(2)

Erratum
pp. 755-755(1)