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Bioengineering Aspects of the Artificial Pancreas
Author(s) -
Nałȩcz Maciej,
Lewandowski Jan,
Weryński Andrzej,
Zawicki Ignacy
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
artificial organs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1525-1594
pISSN - 0160-564X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1594.1978.tb03470.x
Subject(s) - artificial pancreas , transient (computer programming) , closed loop , insulin pump , computer science , component (thermodynamics) , artificial muscle , control engineering , control theory (sociology) , control (management) , engineering , artificial intelligence , biology , physics , diabetes mellitus , type 1 diabetes , actuator , operating system , thermodynamics , endocrinology
In this paper, results of work aimed at the development of artificial β‐cells are presented. An electrolytically driven pump is considered to be a proper device for insulin injection. The transient characteristics of the simplified version of such a pump make it suitable for application in open‐loop devices. Methods for electrical control of the injection rate of this pump for application in closed‐loop artificial β‐cells are given. An essential component of a closed‐loop artificial β‐cell is a glucose sensor. A modified version of the glucose sensor has been developed and its performance is described. Considerations of some control problems related to the artificial pancreas are briefly discussed.