Flow visualization analysis of relative stagnation areas on the impeller surface of a centrifugal blood pump Ahmed AouidefTakashi YamaneYoshiyuki Taenaka Original Article Pages: 262 - 268
Analysis of the relationship between left ventricular pressure and motor current for evaluation of native cardiac function during left ventricular support with a centrifugal blood pump Daiki KikugawaKatsuhiro OhuchiKazuo Tanemoto Original Article Pages: 269 - 272
Informed consent documentation for total artificial heart technology Katrina A. Bramstedt Original Article Pages: 273 - 277
A new cardiopulmonary bypass operating system permitting regulation by the surgeon in the operation field Naoki MomoseAsami KitamuraTakanori Murayama Original Article Pages: 278 - 282
Comparative clinical study between endovascular stent grafting on open surgery and conventional graft replacement for distal arch aneurysm Akihiko UsuiYuichi UedaTsuneo Ishiguchi Original Article Pages: 283 - 287
A voice-generation system using an intramouth vibrator Hirokazu TakahashiMasayuki NakaoKimitaka Kaga Original Article Pages: 288 - 294
Use of prothrombin fragment 1+2 for evaluating anticoagulant therapy after mechanical heart valve replacement Yoshiharu OkadaTakanobu MoriToshihiro Takaba Original Article Pages: 295 - 297
Increased risk for double valve replacement with tissue and mechanical prostheses Yoshio MisawaKatuo FuseShin-ichi Oki Original Article Pages: 298 - 302
Influence of valve size on the hydrodynamic performance of the ATS valve Zhonggang FengTakao NakamuraMitsuo Umezu Original Article Pages: 303 - 307
Material design for an artificial extracellular matrix: Cell entrapment in poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM)-grafted gelatin hydrogel Shoji OhyaYasuhide NakayamaTakehisa Matsuda Original Article Pages: 308 - 314
Effect of galactose residue in glycolipid coated onto a dish on ammonia consumption activity of primary rat hepatocytes Mutsumi TakagiKazufumi NomuraToshiomi Yoshida Original Article Pages: 315 - 319
Oxidative stress on DNA in chronic renal failure: The influence of different hemodialysis membranes Takahiro KuraganoTsutomu KunoKatsuo Kanmatsuse Original Article Pages: 320 - 325
Computer-aided design of hollow-fiber dialyzers Yusuke SuzukiFukashi KohoriKiyotaka Sakai Original Article Pages: 326 - 330
Maintenance of morphology and function of mixed liver cell spheroids under collagen gel environment Hisashi OkuboMichiaki MatsushitaSatoru Todo Original Article Pages: 331 - 335
Coculture of hepatic and renal origin cell lines provides biohemofiltration with an active transport system of xenobiotics metabolites Mitsufumi EndoShin EnosawaYasuhisa Koyanagi Original Article Pages: 336 - 341
Separation of mouse hepatocytes of distinct biological phenotypes based on their asialoglycoprotein receptor-mediated adhesion to an artificial ligand Hirohiko IseAnwarul FerdousToshihiro Akaike Original Article Pages: 342 - 347
A bioreactor with glutamine synthetase-transfected recombinant HepG2 cells exhibits ammonia removal activity without the need for added cofactors and substrates: Advantage of a cellular bioreactor over enzyme-immobilized beads Shin EnosawaTomoyuki MiyashitaToshiharu Matsumura Original Article Pages: 348 - 352
Tissue-engineered skin using aggregates of normal human skin fibroblasts and biodegradable material Katsuko S. FurukawaTakashi UshidaTetsuya Tateishi Original Article Pages: 353 - 356