Notes on Artificial Organ Technologies
Note: The field of artificial organs is typically framed around bioelectronics and materials design. However, this framing is insufficient. True cyberpunk-level replacement technologies must interface with existing biochemical pathways(metabolic cycles, signaling cascades, membrane dynamics, immune system modulation, etc, etc) and this requires nanotechnological enablement. These notes reflect that conviction, hence the high density of nanosystems references throughout.
Miscellaneous
- What happens when you cut into the "flesh" of someone whose whole body was replaced with prosthetic devices composed of diamondoid nanomachines
- It wouldn't be far-fetched to assume that with sufficiently advanced material science, we could line the entire surface of prosthetic organs and tissues with nano accessories that can actuate on command to provide the user with anti-microbial properties.
The heart
The lungs
- coming soon
Bone marrow
- How to churn out synthetic cells with a machine instead of bone marrow:Cell Mills: Nanofactory Manufacture of Biological Components Robert A. Freitas Jr.
Kidneys
- coming soon
Digestive system & metabolic organs
- What an artificial liver/stomach would look like The Artificial Metabolic Organ: Nanorobotic Nutritional Self-Sufficiency, Robert A. Freitas Jr
Muscle tissue
- coming soon
Nervous tissue
- coming soon
Reproductive organs
- Curing erectile dysfunction with nanobots: "Comprehensive Nanorobotic Cure for Male Erectile Dysfunction, Robert A. Freitas Jr"
Skin
- coming soon
bone & cartilage
- coming soon
Hair & nails
- coming soon