title: Quest for the artificial pancreas: combining technology with treatment.
abstract: The various components of the artificial pancreas puzzle are being put into place. Features such as communication, control, modeling, and learning are being realized presently. Steps have been set in motion to carry the conceptual design through simulation to clinical implementation. The challenging pieces still to be addressed include stress and exercise; as integral parts of the ultimate goal, effort has begun to shift toward overcoming the remaining hurdles to the full artificial pancreas. The artificial pancreas is close to becoming a reality, driven by technology, and the expectation that lives will be improved.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: Youqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Benyamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Grosman
authors.forename: Matthew W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Percival
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bevier
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Finan
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zisser
authors.forename: Dale E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Seborg
authors.forename: Lois
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jovanovic
authors.forename: Francis J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dassau
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000639:trends*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D019397:Pancreas, Artificial; D018511:Systems Integration
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose