Carbon dioxide removal from whole blood by photolytic activation
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1. A process for removing carbon dioxide from the whole blood of a patient, comprising:
- a) providing blood containing a base amount of carbon dioxide from a patient to a photolytic device wherein the photolytic device comprises;
an inlet for receiving blood from a patient and transporting the blood to a photolytic cell;
a photolytic cell having a light transparent substrate and a photo-reactive surface, said photo-reactive surface comprising (i) a layer of a light activated photolytic catalyst and (ii) an electrically conductive layer, wherein said photo-reactive surface has the ability to release hydrogen ions from water in the blood upon light activation;
a light source for providing light photons to said light transparent substrate of the photolytic cell and activating said photolytic catalyst to initiate a series of chemical reactions that result in hydrogen ion generation by the photo-reactive surface of the photolytic cell;
a gas sorption device for capturing carbon dioxide released from the blood; and
an outlet for transporting the blood out of said photolytic cell;
b) activating the light source to release carbon dioxide from the blood to form blood containing a lower amount of carbon dioxide; and
c) returning the carbon dioxide poor blood to the patient.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for removing carbon dioxide from whole blood. Hydrogen ions are generated from water in the blood, resulting in the formation and release of carbon dioxide from the blood.
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1. A process for removing carbon dioxide from the whole blood of a patient, comprising:
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a) providing blood containing a base amount of carbon dioxide from a patient to a photolytic device wherein the photolytic device comprises; an inlet for receiving blood from a patient and transporting the blood to a photolytic cell; a photolytic cell having a light transparent substrate and a photo-reactive surface, said photo-reactive surface comprising (i) a layer of a light activated photolytic catalyst and (ii) an electrically conductive layer, wherein said photo-reactive surface has the ability to release hydrogen ions from water in the blood upon light activation; a light source for providing light photons to said light transparent substrate of the photolytic cell and activating said photolytic catalyst to initiate a series of chemical reactions that result in hydrogen ion generation by the photo-reactive surface of the photolytic cell; a gas sorption device for capturing carbon dioxide released from the blood; and an outlet for transporting the blood out of said photolytic cell; b) activating the light source to release carbon dioxide from the blood to form blood containing a lower amount of carbon dioxide; and c) returning the carbon dioxide poor blood to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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