Illustrations for DIAPID project
A series of illustrations realized for ICPEES (CNRS UMR7515) on the DIAPID project. The top left illustration shows the body of a baby born with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia, characterised by a hole in the diaphragm. This causes the organs to move up into the thoracic cavity, greatly reducing the baby’s life expectancy. To overcome this condition, a prosthesis must be fitted to close the hole in the diaphragm (top right illustration). This prosthesis must be elastic enough to grow with the child (bottom illustration).
The team developed a new prosthesis, showing a great flexibility and biocompatibility, divided in two layers : the top layer, composed of fibers, allows the cells to grow, while the bottom layer, a smooth film, avoid the attachment of the internal organs to the surface.
