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tion were observed for comparison. While 40 percent of control animals died due to extremely low oxygen concentrations, all animals injected with the polymer solution survived. The use of DRPs increases oxygen delivery to tissue and organs and leads to enhanced oxygen utilization, even at low (available air) concentrations, Dr. Kameneva said. This could have a positive impact for patients who experience respiratory distress or failure, or in conditions of significantly lowered oxygen supply. Dr. Kameneva will be presenting this work on Friday, June 14.

"We are pleased to have members of our faculty present their work in a national forum such as this," said Alan J. Russell, Ph.D., director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and professor of surgery, chemical and petroleum engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. "Research in bioengineered materials such as artificial blood and organ systems is the future of medicine."

Other McGowan Institute faculty will be presenting work that touches on decreasing the risk for blood clotting with artificial respiratory support and easing the physical burden of implantable left-ventricular assist devices.

The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine (MIRM) was established in the summer of 2000 to realize the vast potential of tissue engineering and other techniques aimed at repairing damaged or diseased tissues and organs. Established by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Health System, the McGowan Institute serves as a clearinghouse for the universitys leading scientists and clinical faculty who are working to develop tissue engineering, cellular therapies, biosurgery and artificial and biohybrid organ devices.

The Institute evolved from the former McGowan Center for Artificial Organ Development, which was established in 1992. The center was named after the late William G. McGowan, who as chief executive officer of MCI Communications underwent
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Contact: Michele D. Baum
412-647-3555
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
14-Jun-2002

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