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The artificial pancreas aims to improve the quality of life of diabetics by automatically regulating blood glucose levels. This thesis presents my research and development of the mechanism and control of an implantable artificial pancreas.
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Ho, Y. (2019). Introduction. In: Patient-Specific Controller for an Implantable Artificial Pancreas. Springer Theses. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2402-4_1
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