Lisa Mandemaker is a Dutch designer of a prototype artificial womb for extremely premature babies, and has been included in the BBC's list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019.[1][2]
Lisa Mandemaker | |
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| Citizenship | Netherlands |
| Occupation | Social Designer |
Life
editLiving in Amsterdam, Mandemaker has a master's degree in Design Products from the Royal College of Art in London.[3][4]
Work
editStarted in 2018, the artificial womb Lisa Mandemaker, Guid Oei of Maxima Medical Centre, and Hendrik-Jan Grievink are currently developing contains a liquid environment to develop premature childbirths (24–28 weeks) and increase survivability.[2][3] The environment allows vital oxygen and nutrients to pass through the umbilical cord, and has been proposed as an alternative to an incubation which has higher risks due to the oxygen environment.[2] The project has funding of €2.9 million, and a completion goal of five to ten years.[2][5][6] Concerns of the project include unknown short term and long-term impacts on the child.[2][5]
Past work also includes workshops and projects on the state of unsettlement of Brexit and other social commentaries on the modern day.[4][7][8] She has been featured in the 2014 Seoul Design Festival.[9]
References
edit- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list?". 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ^ a b c d e "The world's first artificial womb for humans". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ a b Reporter, D. C. (2020-02-04). "Designer uses her skills to give premature babies a better chance at life". Development Channel. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ a b "Lisa Mandemaker". Royal College of Art. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ a b "Scientists want to grow babies in giant, liquid-filled balloons". Futurism. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "Watch: BBC reports on world's first artificial womb for humans". Next Nature Network. 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "State of Unsettlement". LISA MANDEMAKER. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "Meta Search". LISA MANDEMAKER. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "the korean dream | Trend Tablet". www.trendtablet.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.