TY - GEN
T1 - Nano technology for the development of artificial internal organs
AU - Yambe, T.
AU - Shiraishi, Y.
AU - Miura, H.
AU - Miyata, G.
AU - Tabayashi, K.
AU - Imachi, K.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Everybody knows that smaller is better when we consider the development of an internal artificial organ system. For the development of smaller and light weight internal artificial organs, micromachining technology and nano technology will have the possibility of the usefulness. For example, artificial sphincter, artificial esophagus, super stent system, convulsion stop machine, artificial heart, ventricular assist device, artificial myocardium system are now under development by the use of various kinds of nano technologies. Furthermore, implantable artificial organ system enables the patients to come back to their homes. So, not only for the life of the patients, but also for the QOL of the patients, nanotechnology will be useful in the development in near future.
AB - Everybody knows that smaller is better when we consider the development of an internal artificial organ system. For the development of smaller and light weight internal artificial organs, micromachining technology and nano technology will have the possibility of the usefulness. For example, artificial sphincter, artificial esophagus, super stent system, convulsion stop machine, artificial heart, ventricular assist device, artificial myocardium system are now under development by the use of various kinds of nano technologies. Furthermore, implantable artificial organ system enables the patients to come back to their homes. So, not only for the life of the patients, but also for the QOL of the patients, nanotechnology will be useful in the development in near future.
KW - Artificial esophagus
KW - Artificial sphincter
KW - Convulsion stop machine
KW - Nano technology
KW - Super STENT system
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-03885-3_149
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-03885-3_149
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77949864204
SN - 9783642038846
T3 - IFMBE Proceedings
SP - 536
EP - 539
BT - World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Instrumentation, Clinical Engineering
Y2 - 7 September 2009 through 12 September 2009
ER -