Conversion of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) to nitric oxide (NO)
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1. A system of delivering a therapeutic amount of nitric oxide to a mammal comprising:
- a ventilator,an NO2 scavenger selected from the group consisting of proline, diphenylamine, a secondary amine and a tertiary amine, anda receptacle including an inlet, an outlet, and a surface-active material;
wherein the surface-active material includes an absorbent and a reducing agent; and
wherein the inlet is configured to receive a gas flow and fluidly communicate the gas flow to the outlet through the surface-active material, such that nitrogen dioxide in the gas flow is converted to nitric oxide.
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Abstract
Various systems, devices, NO2 absorbents, NO2 scavengers and NO2 recuperator for generating nitric oxide are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, an apparatus for converting nitrogen dioxide to nitric oxide can include a receptacle including an inlet, an outlet, a surface-active material coated with an aqueous solution of ascorbic acid and an absorbent wherein the inlet is configured to receive a gas flow and fluidly communicate the gas flow to the outlet through the surface-active material and the absorbent such that nitrogen dioxide in the gas flow is converted to nitric oxide.
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1. A system of delivering a therapeutic amount of nitric oxide to a mammal comprising:
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a ventilator, an NO2 scavenger selected from the group consisting of proline, diphenylamine, a secondary amine and a tertiary amine, and a receptacle including an inlet, an outlet, and a surface-active material; wherein the surface-active material includes an absorbent and a reducing agent; and wherein the inlet is configured to receive a gas flow and fluidly communicate the gas flow to the outlet through the surface-active material, such that nitrogen dioxide in the gas flow is converted to nitric oxide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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