PERFUSION TECHNOLOGY

History

Historical Landmarks

DeWall helix-reservoir bubble oxygenator

Principles of cross circulation & its clinical applications

Film oxygenators- rotating disc; stationary screen

 

 

Bubble oxygenators

Blood flow path within a bubble oxygenator- internal structural components-materials of device

Haematological effects of bubble oxygenator 

Bubble oxygenator design

Gas exchange in bubble oxygenators 

 

 

Membrane oxygenators

Factors governing gas exchange efficiency in membrane oxygenators 

Haematological effects of membrane oxygenators to bubble oxygenators

Blood flow within a membrane oxygenator 

Principles of operation of membrane oxygenators

 

Heat exchanger

Bio-compatibility of heat exchanger 

Design and operational factors of the heat exchanger 

Safety factors of heat exchanger design 

 

Roller pump

Flow calibrations for roller pumps 

Roller pump occlusion setting

Roller pump generated pulsatile flow

 

Miscellaneous

Blood flow within a filtered cardiotomy reservoir

Blood flow path within a soft & hard shell reservoir

Shear stress

Sterilisation

Ultrafiltration principles