Essays about: "transplantation"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 64 essays containing the word transplantation.

  1. 6. Review of magnetic bead surface markers for stem cell separation : Literature study for MAGic Bioprocessing

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för materialvetenskap

    Author : Gustav Holmberg; Adrian Svensson; Erik Bergström; Leo Westerberg; Watthachak Wijitchakhorn; [2022]
    Keywords : Magnetic bead; stem cell; surface antigen; immunotherapy; regenerative medicine; market analysis; separation technique;

    Abstract : Stem cell therapy and transplantation is a quickly evolving field with many clinical applications. However, several problems need to be overcome before they can be applied on an allogenic scale, and among them is ensuring of the purity of the applied differentiated stem cell culture. READ MORE

  3. 7. Designing a kidney perfusion machine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

    Author : Tove Rassmus; [2022]
    Keywords : usability; reliability; kidney perfusion; interaction; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Today, it is difficult to take care of organs that could have been donated to patients. In Sweden around 92 000 people die every year yet less than 200 of them become kidney donors. UGLK Science AB has developed a patented technology for restoring kidney function which increases the time window for donations significantly. READ MORE

  4. 8. Elevated IgG4 is associated with higher risk for cholangitis, cirrhosis, ERCP and liver-transplantation among patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Jennifer Carlsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Primary sclerosing cholangitis; liver disease; IgG;

    Abstract : Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare inflammatory chronic liver disease that causes damage to the intra- and or extrahepatic bile ducts leading to cholestasis. As the disease proceeds the development of cirrhosis and eventually liver failure occurs. READ MORE

  5. 9. Validation of a Next Generation Sequencing based method for chimerism analysis in clinical practice

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk cellbiologi

    Author : Maria Högberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Devyser chimerism; fragment analysis; hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; short tandem repeats; indels;

    Abstract : Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is used to treat patient with hematological diseases such as leukemia and genetic conditions such as sickle cell anemia. After HSCT the patients are supervised for signs of relapse of disease or rejection of transplanted cells. This is done by using chimerism analysis. READ MORE

  6. 10. Surface Guided Helical Tomotherapy for Total Marrow Irradiation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sjukhusfysikerutbildningen

    Author : Hedda Enocson; [2022]
    Keywords : Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: Total marrow irradiation (TMI) with helical tomotherapy treatment (HT-TMI) can be used as conditioning regimen for leukemia patients prior to stem cell transplantation by radiating the skeletal tissue. To ensure adequate dose coverage a margin is applied to the clinical target volume (CTV), i.e. planning target volume (PTV) margin. READ MORE