Avian lungs: A novel scaffold for lung bioengineering.

Allogeneic lung transplant is limited both by the shortage of available donor lungs and by the lack of suitable long-term lung assist devices to bridge patients to lung transplantation. Avian lungs have different structure and mechanics resulting in more efficient gas exchange than mammalian lungs....

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Main Authors: Sean M Wrenn, Ethan D Griswold, Franziska E Uhl, Juan J Uriarte, Heon E Park, Amy L Coffey, Jacob S Dearborn, Bethany A Ahlers, Bin Deng, Ying-Wai Lam, Dryver R Huston, Patrick C Lee, Darcy E Wagner, Daniel J Weiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6021073?pdf=render