Concept and computational design for a bioartificial nephron-on-a-chip

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 508-514

  Weinberg, E ^a,b   Kaazempur Mofrad, M ^c   Borenstein, Jeffrey ^b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioartificial MEMS based device; Computational modeling; Nephron; Renal replacement

Indexed keywords

MEMS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

BIOARTIFICIAL; BIOARTIFICIAL DEVICES; BIOARTIFICIAL MEMS-BASED DEVICE; COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN; COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; CONCEPT DESIGNS; MEMS (MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM); NEPHRON; PROXIMAL TUBULES; RENAL REPLACEMENT;

COMPUTATION THEORY;

ARTICLE; BIOARTIFICIAL NEPHRON; BIOARTIFICIAL ORGAN; CELL TRANSPORT; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER MODEL; GLOMERULUS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; HENLE LOOP; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 49649089251     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880803100606     Document Type: Article

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