Current status and future directions in the development and optimization of thoracic and abdominal artificial organs

Abstract

These mechanical and functional differences provide the framework through which we examine the current status and future possibilities of the abdominal and thoracic artificial organs.Expert Opinion: Transforming the artificial organs landscape in ways that expand the scope of existing device capabilities and improve the clinical utility of artificial organs will require making improvements upon existing technologies and multidisciplinary cooperation to create and discover new capacities.