Abstract
Micro/nano-bubbles are practical nanomaterials designed to increase the gas content in liquids. We attempted to use oxygen micro/nano-bubble dispersions as an oxygen-rich liquid as a means for total liquid ventilation. To determine the oxygen content in the bubble dispersion, a new method based on a spectrophotometric change between oxy- and deoxy-hemoglobin was established. The oxygen micro/nano-bubble dispersion was supplied to an experimental total ventilation liquid in anesthetic rats. Though the amount of dissolving oxygen was as low as 6 mg/L in physiological saline, the oxygen content in the oxygen micro/nano-bubble dispersion was increased to 45 mg/L. The positive correlation between the oxygen content and the life-saving time under liquid ventilation clearly indicates that the life-saving time is prolonged by increasing the oxygen content in the oxygen micro/nano-bubble dispersion. This is the first report indicating that the oxygen micro/nano-bubbles containing a sufficient amount of oxygen are useful in producing oxygen-rich liquid for the process of liquid ventilation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 220-227 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Artificial Organs |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 Sep 4 |
Keywords
- Liquid ventilation
- Lung
- Micro/nano-bubbles
- Oxygen
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Biomaterials
- Biomedical Engineering
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine