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BIOENGINEERING-BASEL
卷 10, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10060706
关键词
liver; regenerative albumin dialysis; compact artificial liver device; micro-adsorbent particle; bilirubin adsorption
This study explores the feasibility of developing a novel and cost-effective extracorporeal liver support device that can be used as a transitional therapy to transplantation. The results show that dispersing the adsorbent particles in dialysis fluid performs better than not using dialysis fluid. Further studies will focus on optimizing these models to develop a more compact and wearable device, although the clinical applicability of these models is still distant.
The availability of a wearable artificial liver that facilitates extracorporeal dialysis outside of medical facilities would represent a significant advancement for patients requiring dialysis. The objective of this preliminary investigation is to explore, using validated mathematical models based on in vitro data, the feasibility of developing a novel, cost-effective, and highly compact extracorporeal liver support device that can be employed as a transitional therapy to transplantation outside of clinical settings. Such an innovation would offer substantial cost savings to the national healthcare system while significantly improving the patient's quality of life. The experimental components consisted of replacing traditional adsorbent materials with albumin-functionalized silica microspheres due to their capacity to adsorb bilirubin, one of the toxins responsible for liver failure. Two configurations of the dialysis module were tested: one involved dispersing the adsorbent particles in dialysis fluid, while the other did not require dialysis fluid. The results demonstrate the superior performance of the first configuration compared to the second. Although the clinical applicability of these models remains distant from the current stage, further studies will focus on optimizing these models to develop a more compact and wearable device.
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