artificial liver

Washington, February 7: Treatment for liver damage may soon reach a new level with the development of a system made up of human liver cells, designed to mimic the function of the orga

The decades-long quest for a suitable replacement of a dying liver recently saw a sudden boost as scientists began testing on the world’s first artificial liver.

The device, called Extracorporeal Liver Assist Device (ELAD), is a 4-inch plastic disk filled with "immortalized" lab-cultured human liver cells to perform the complicated functions of a the master organ.