In this study, we tried to improve oxygen transfer rate and reduce pressure drop on intravascular lung assist device with microencapsulation of red blood cells, because microcapsulation of red cells reduce blood hemolysis. Hemoglobin was purified from...
In this study, we tried to improve oxygen transfer rate and reduce pressure drop on intravascular lung assist device with microencapsulation of red blood cells, because microcapsulation of red cells reduce blood hemolysis. Hemoglobin was purified from outdated human red blood cells used. Phospholipid was purified from egg yolk. The hemosome was prepared by encapsulation of hemoglobin with phospholipid multilayer, using rotary vacuum evaporator. The function of hemosome and hemosome/blood mixed solution was tested by measuring oxygen dissociation curve using blood gas analyzer. Also we were measured about hemolysis of hemosome, hemosome/blood mixed solution and blood by absorptivity method.
As a results, the oxygen dissociation curve of hemosome and hemosome/blood mixed solution showed the same figure as the curve of normal red blood cells. Also, the hemolysis of hemosome and hemosome/blood mixed solution was measured less than normal red blood cell. Therefore, the oxygen transfer rate showed high use of hemosome, and hemosome/blood mixed solution rather than normal blood. Because microen- capsulation of normal red blood cells prevent hemolysis of normal red blood cells.