1. Atrial septum defect closure device in a beating heart, from the perspective of a researcher in artificial organs

   • Yasuko Tomizawa

   Review 23 June 2012 Pages: 311 - 324

2. Regulatory frameworks for cell therapy products in Japan

   • Kennichi Yanagi
   • Eriko Fukuda
   • Shinji Miyake

   Review 04 August 2012 Pages: 325 - 330

   

3. The helical flow pump with a hydrodynamic levitation impeller

   • Yusuke Abe
   • Kohei Ishii
   • Kou Imachi

   Original Article 28 August 2012 Pages: 331 - 340

   

4. Survey of blood pump diaphragm damage in the NIPRO-ventricular assist device

   • Koichi Kashiwa
   • Takashi Nishimura
   • Minoru Ono

   Original Article 25 August 2012 Pages: 341 - 346

   

5. A theoretical model for evaluation of the design of a hollow-fiber membrane oxygenator

   • Hadi Tabesh
   • Ghassem Amoabediny
   • Khosrow Mottaghy

   Original Article 17 August 2012 Pages: 347 - 356

   

6. Comparison of two spike areas in bileaflet mechanical valve closing sound

   • Hiroshi Sugiki
   • Suguru Kubota
   • Kenji Sugiki

   Original Article 25 May 2012 Pages: 357 - 363

   

7. Numerical comparison of the closing dynamics of a new trileaflet and a bileaflet mechanical aortic heart valve

   • Chi-Pei Li
   • Po-Chien Lu

   Original Article 13 June 2012 Pages: 364 - 374

   

8. Delivery system for autologous growth factors fabricated with low-molecular-weight heparin and protamine to attenuate ischemic hind-limb loss in a mouse model

   • Shingo Nakamura
   • Megumi Takikawa
   • Tadaaki Maehara

   Original Article 14 August 2012 Pages: 375 - 385

   

9. Effect of metal surface characteristics on the adhesion performance of the integrated low-level energies method of adhesion

   • Toshiyuki Aodai
   • Toru Masuzawa
   • Tetsuya Higami

   Original Article 30 August 2012 Pages: 386 - 394

   

10. How to demonstrate the reversibility of end-organ function before implantation of left ventricular assist device in INTERMACS profile 2 patients?

    • Teruhiko Imamura
    • Koichiro Kinugawa
    • Ryozo Nagai

    Case Report 17 July 2012 Pages: 395 - 398

    

11. Long-term results of tissue-engineered small-caliber vascular grafts in a rat carotid arterial replacement model

    • Fumiaki Kuwabara
    • Yuji Narita
    • Yuichi Ueda

    Brief Communication 18 July 2012 Pages: 399 - 405

    

12. Reviewers of the Journal of Artificial Organs for Volume 15

    Acknowledgment 08 December 2012 Pages: 406 - 406