Title :
Augmentation of oxygen flux from hollow fiber membranes in blood
Author :
Lund, L.W. ; Federspiel, W.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Bioeng., Pittsburgh Univ., PA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes an experimental evaluation of the oxygen flux from hollow fiber membranes submerged in plasma with 6% red blood cells compared to plasma with an equivalent concentration of cell free hemoglobin. Results show a 78% increase in oxygen flux using the cell free hemoglobin solution compared to red blood cells
Keywords :
biomembrane transport; blood; haemorheology; permeability; O2; cell free hemoglobin; hollow fiber membranes; oxygen flux augmentation; oxygen permeability; red blood cells; submerged in plasma; temporary blood substitute; Biomembranes; Bovine; Cells (biology); Optical fiber devices; Oxygen; Permeability measurement; Plasma chemistry; Plasma measurements; Red blood cells; Surface resistance;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.803926
