Hermetic bonding of biomedical polymers for cardiac-assist devices

使用聚合心室辅助装置将给终末期心力衰竭患者带来更好的生活质量。该项目将解决剩下的挑战，即创造一种密封聚合物密封，从而开发出一种小、轻、高效的心脏泵。随着我们的人口结构向老年人转变，该项目有可能改善许多澳大利亚人的生活。晚期心力衰竭患者的寿命更长，生活质量更高。它将帮助心力衰竭患者继续成为我们社区的有生产力的成员，因为许多使用该设备的人将健康地重返工作岗位。

The use of a polymeric ventricular assist device will bring a much better quality of life to patients with end-stage heart failure. The project will address the remaining challenge, the creation of a hermetic polymer seal, enabling the development of a small, light and highly efficient heart pump. The project has the potential to improve the lives of many Australians as our demographic profile shifts towards older people. Patients with advanced heart failure will live longer, with a higher quality of life. It will assist heart failure sufferers to remain productive members of our community, because many people who use the device will be fit to return to work.