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Artificial Placenta: Tiny Tech with Massive Impacts on Premature Infants

This video discusses how artificial placenta technology works and its applications.

An artificial placenta is a breakthrough device that offers a promising solution to newborn respiratory distress. We spoke with Dr. Ravi Selvaganapathy, a distinguished engineering Professor, and Neda Saraei, a Master’s student, who are members of the team that is currently developing this technology at McMaster University. This video discusses how this technology works and its applications.

To learn more about the artificial placenta, check out this article by McMaster’s Brighter World: https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/art….
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