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== Background == | == Background == | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:TracheaCC.jpg|right|thumb|450px|Figure 1. Diagram of a trachea [A] ]] | ||
The | The trachea, also known as the windpipe, is the passage way that leads to your lungs from your mouth and nose. | ||
[AC] http://www.webmd.com/lung/picture-of-the-trachea | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
'''1981''' - Start of skin tissue engineering of epithelial cells [2] | |||
'''2008''' - First artificial trachea implanted with patient's stem cells [1] | |||
'''DATE''' - | '''DATE''' - | ||
'''DATE''' - | '''DATE''' - | ||
[1C] http://singularityhub.com/2011/07/09/in-medical-first-doctors-implant-lab-grown-synthetic-trachea-into-patient/ | |||
[2C] http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/470251_3 | |||
== Health Issues == | == Health Issues == | ||
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== Current Technology == | == Current Technology == | ||
Transplants | === Transplants === | ||
cadavers | cadavers | ||
Artificial Trachea | === Artificial Trachea === | ||
PET material | PET material | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
= Media = | === Media === |
Revision as of 11:54, 14 April 2013
Background
The trachea, also known as the windpipe, is the passage way that leads to your lungs from your mouth and nose.
[AC] http://www.webmd.com/lung/picture-of-the-trachea
History
1981 - Start of skin tissue engineering of epithelial cells [2]
2008 - First artificial trachea implanted with patient's stem cells [1]
DATE -
DATE -
[2C] http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/470251_3
Health Issues
Trachea Cancer, etc.
Current Technology
Transplants
cadavers
Artificial Trachea
PET material