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A blood oxygenator from indigenous materials: Functional evaluation using sheep lung as deoxygenator

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In vitro evaluation of an oxygenator is an integral part of its development. In order to obtain meaningful data the test conditions must be standardised. The natural lung offers a large surface area for gas exchange and provides excellent oxygenation over wide range of blood flows. Consequently it should act as a good deoxygenator too. Our experience in using a sheep lung for deoxygenation is described.

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  1. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, 695 012, Trivandrum, India

    V S Venkatesan, G Arthur Vijayan Lal & M S Valiathan

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Venkatesan, V.S., Arthur Vijayan Lal, G. & Valiathan, M.S. A blood oxygenator from indigenous materials: Functional evaluation using sheep lung as deoxygenator. Bull. Mater. Sci. 5, 91–96 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02744020

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