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Two challenges in the management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome are the difficulty in diagnosing cyclical atelectasis, and in individualising mechanical ventilation therapy in real-time. Commercial optical oxygen sensors can detect [Formula: see text] oscillations associated with cyclical atelectasis, but are not accurate at saturation levels below 90%, and contain a toxic fluorophore. We present a computer-controlled test rig, together with an in-house constructed ultra-rapid sensor to test the limitations of these sensors when exposed to rapidly changing [Formula: see text] in blood in vitro. We tested the sensors' responses to simulated respiratory rates between 10 and 60 breaths per minute. Our sensor was able to detect the whole amplitude of the imposed [Formula: see text] oscillations, even at the highest respiratory rate. We also examined our sensor's resistance to clot formation by continuous in vivo deployment in non-heparinised flowing animal blood for 24h, after which no adsorption of organic material on the sensor's surface was detectable by scanning electron microscopy.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/j.resp.2013.10.006

Type

Journal article

Journal

Respir Physiol Neurobiol

Publication Date

15/01/2014

Volume

191

Pages

1 - 8

Keywords

Cross-over computer control system, Cyclical atelectasis simulation, Optical sensor, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Biological Clocks, Blood Coagulation, Blood Pressure, Computer Simulation, Fiber Optic Technology, In Vitro Techniques, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, Oxygen, Partial Pressure, Pulmonary Atelectasis