Zisser Howard
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, Chemical Engineering, Santa Barbara, California 93105, USA.
J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2011 Sep 1;5(5):1283-6. doi: 10.1177/193229681100500537.
From an engineering perspective, controlling blood glucose appears to be a fairly straightforward single input (glucose), single output (insulin) control problem. Unfortunately, mimicking Mother Nature turns out to be a complex endeavor. The primary hurdle in developing a useful, safe closed-loop control algorithm for an artificial pancreas is the time delays associated with current continuous glucose monitors and subcutaneously delivered insulins. This article will provide a brief history of the artificial pancreas, outline the main clinical hurdles restricting its current implementation, and list possible solutions for success.
从工程学角度来看,控制血糖似乎是一个相当简单的单输入(葡萄糖)、单输出(胰岛素)控制问题。不幸的是,模仿大自然却被证明是一项复杂的工作。为人工胰腺开发一种有用、安全的闭环控制算法的主要障碍是当前连续血糖监测仪和皮下注射胰岛素所带来的时间延迟。本文将简要介绍人工胰腺的历史,概述限制其当前应用的主要临床障碍,并列出可能取得成功的解决方案。