Quest for the artificial pancreas: combining technology with treatment.
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.
Harvey
Rebecca A
RA
Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Wang
Youqing
Y
Grosman
Benyamin
B
Percival
Matthew W
MW
Bevier
Wendy
W
Finan
Daniel A
DA
Zisser
Howard
H
Seborg
Dale E
DE
Jovanovic
Lois
L
Doyle
Francis J
FJ
Dassau
Eyal
E
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
D001786:Blood Glucose