The Genoa Organ Perfusion System is an ongoing open-source and low-cost project.
It is a multipurpose device for organ perfusion developed with open-source microcontrollers, cheap materials, and reverse-engineering commercial sensors.
The basic perfusion system comprises a power supply, a control unit, two peristaltic pumps, pressure transducers, an oxygenator, and a thermostatic unit.
Power supply: a AC/DC 12 Volt switching power supply
Peristaltic unit: it consists of two peristaltic pumps driven by stepper motors
Damper: it is a 100 ml container half filled in order to reduce the flow fluctuations due to the peristaltic pump
Oxygenator: is a micro device based on hollow-fiber
Pressure transducers: commercial disposable pressure transducers that are commonly used in the operating room and in intensive care are used.
Control unit: it is composed of a microcontroller (Arduino Mega) which receives the pressure signals and controls the peristaltic pumps according to what is programmed.
Thermostatic unit: it consists of resistive elements controlled by a thermostat
Perfusion chamber: it is a Plexiglas container where the organ is placed during perfusion.
This is the best and fully working version of the perfusion system.
I tried several times to make each unit using similar parts, but I didn't get good results.
For each part, I will write down the big mistakes I made, the solutions I found, and the problems I still have...
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