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A new concept of ventricular assist device

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Abstract

In principle, the heart tube of a zebrafish embryo is an impedance pump that drives blood flow forward by compressing the tube periodically and asymmetrically. In this article, we proposed a hypothesis that the blood pumping mechanism of the zebrafish embryo heart tube can be applied to the design of pulsatile ventricular assist devices, which may overcome the shortcomings of current ventricular assist devices such as hemolysis caused by the mechanical injure of blood.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWorld Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Pages107-109
Number of pages3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
EventWorld Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering - Beijing, China
Duration: 26 May 201231 May 2012

Publication series

NameIFMBE Proceedings
Volume39 IFMBE
ISSN (Print)1680-0737

Conference

ConferenceWorld Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period26/05/1231/05/12

Keywords

  • Hemodynamics
  • Hemolysis
  • Pulsatile
  • Ventricular assist devices
  • zebrafish embryo

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