A Closer Look: 10 March 2019

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A list of articles classified by Nancy R. Gough as good, valuable contributions or not so valuable contributions to the scientific literature.

Bionic Organs with Silicon Nanopore Membranes

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One of the challenges to building artificial organs is finding or creating suitable materials for use in such devices. If the device contains living cells, then those cells need to receive nutrients from, exchange gases with, and send cellular waste products into blood. In addition, the cells should also respond appropriately to circulating regulatory signals, … Read more