Cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, acute liver failure... the management of these diseases can go through a liver transplant. To overcome the lack of donors compared to patients waiting for a liver, MIT engineers (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) are working on an alternative: injectable "mini-foies", capable of performing certain essential functions of a damaged liver.
Cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, acute liver failure... the management of these diseases can go through a liver transplant. To overcome the lack of donors compared to patients waiting for a liver, MIT engineers (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) are working on an alternative: injectable "mini-foies", capable of performing certain essential functions of a damaged liver.