Artificial Trachea, by Chris Carr: Difference between revisions
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[ | [1C] http://singularityhub.com/2011/07/09/in-medical-first-doctors-implant-lab-grown-synthetic-trachea-into-patient/ | ||
[ | [2C] http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/470251_3 | ||
== Health Issues == | == Health Issues == |
Revision as of 11:54, 14 April 2013
Background
The trachea, also known as the windpipe, is the passage way that leads to your lungs from your mouth and nose.
[A] http://www.webmd.com/lung/picture-of-the-trachea
History
1981 - Start of skin tissue engineering of epithelial cells [2]
2008 - First artificial trachea implanted with patient's stem cells [1]
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[2C] http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/470251_3
Health Issues
Trachea Cancer, etc.
Current Technology
Transplants
cadavers
Artificial Trachea
PET material