Nature Biomedical Engineering
This journal aspires to become the most prominent publishing venue in biomedical engineering by bringing together the most important advances in the discipline, enhancing their visibility, and providing overviews of the state of the art in each field.
Alternatives to Heparin for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
One of the most promising medical advances of recent times has been extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. However, its use has been severely limited by the need to use heparin to avoid coagulation. There are now a number of possible alternatives which would permit safe long term ECMO use.
