A compact integrated microfluidic oxygenator with high gas exchange efficiency and compatibility for long-lasting endothelialization
Julie Lachaux, Gilgueng Hwang, Nassim Arouche, Sina Naserian, Abdelmounaïm Harouri, Valeria Lotito, Caterina Casari, Thévy Lok, Jean-Baptiste Ménager, Justin Issard, Julien Guihaire, Cécile V. Denis, Peter J. Lenting, Abdul I. Barakat, Georges Uzan, Olaf Mercier, Anne‐Marie Haghiri‐Gosnet
Abstract
A novel microfluidic architecture allowing simple parallel stacking of the different 4 inch circular units of curved blood capillaries covering a maximal surface area with high compacity is proposed for blood oxygenation at high flow rate.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceVolumetric flow rateStackingMicrofluidicsNanotechnologyOxygenatorFabricationBiomedical engineeringMicrochannelChemistryOptoelectronicsEngineeringOrganic chemistryMedicinePhysicsAlternative medicineInternal medicineQuantum mechanicsCardiopulmonary bypassPathology3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationAngiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer