Artificial Organs 2015: A Year in Review

Abstract

In this Editor's Review, articles published in 2015 are organized by category and briefly summarized. We aim to provide a brief reflection of the currently available worldwide knowledge that is intended to advance and better human life while providing insight for continued application of technologies and methods of organ Replacement, Recovery, and Regeneration. As the official journal of The International Federation for Artificial Organs, The International Faculty for Artificial Organs, the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps, the International Society for Pediatric Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Support, and the Vienna International Workshop on Functional Electrical Stimulation, Artificial Organs continues in the original mission of its founders "to foster communications in the field of artificial organs on an international level." Artificial Organs continues to publish developments and clinical applications of artificial organ technologies in this broad and expanding field of organ Replacement, Recovery, and Regeneration from all over the world. We take this time also to express our gratitude to our authors for providing their work to this journal. We offer our very special thanks to our reviewers who give so generously of their time and expertise to review, critique, and especially provide meaningful suggestions to the author's work whether eventually accepted or rejected. Without these excellent and dedicated reviewers, the quality expected from such a journal could not be possible. We also express our special thanks to our Publisher, John Wiley & Sons for their expert attention and support in the production and marketing of Artificial Organs. We look forward to reporting further advances in the coming years.

New Phase of Growth for Xenogeneic-Based Bioartificial Organs

“…Dialysis, pioneered by Koff in the mid-20th century, inaugurated the development of artificial organs [ 3 , 4 ]. Subsequent to the artificial kidney, other artificial organs like the artificial liver with the use of plasma exchange and albumin dialysis have been introduced in the market to address the donor organ problem [ 5 , 6 ]. These systems only provide temporary mechanical support and rely on the processes of adsorption and filtration without replicating the biological functions of the failing organ.…”