Long-Term Performance of a Pneumatically Actuated Soft Pump Manufactured by Rubber Compression Molding.

We present a long-term performance study on a pneumatically actuated soft pump (SP). The pump was manufactured by adapting rubber compression technology. Important parameters influencing pump performance (e.

A Soft Total Artificial Heart-First Concept Evaluation on a Hybrid Mock Circulation.

The technology of 3D-printing has allowed the production of entirely soft pumps with complex chamber geometries. We used this technique to develop a completely soft pneumatically driven total artificial heart from silicone elastomers and evaluated its performance on a hybrid mock circulation. The goal of this study is to present an innovative concept of a soft total artificial heart (sTAH).