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It looks like this works for oxygenation, but does it work to remove carbon dioxide? I didn't see anything about that in the paper, but it's just as important u
by aqme28 5y ago
It looks like this works for oxygenation, but does it work to remove carbon dioxide? I didn't see anything about that in the paper, but it's just as important unless it's super short-term.
- perilunar 5y agoFrom the paper's discussion section: "Interestingly, the arterial pressure of CO2 tended to be decreased in the l-EVA group, presumably due to the excellent O2 - and CO2-carrying capacity of perfluorochemicals (50 mL O2/dL and 160–210 mL CO2/dL, respectively), while the arterial pH did not change in our experiment. These results indicate that perfluorochemicals also act as an adsorbent for elevated CO2, indicating a need for future follow-up studies of gas exchange mechanisms."