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A Pumpless Microfluidic Neonatal Lung Assist Device for Support of Preterm Neonates in Respiratory Distress.


ABSTRACT: Premature neonates suffer from respiratory morbidity as their lungs are immature, and current supportive treatment such as mechanical ventilation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation causes iatrogenic injuries. A non-invasive and biomimetic concept known as the "artificial placenta" (AP) would be beneficial to overcome complications associated with the current respiratory support of preterm infants. Here, a pumpless oxygenator connected to the systemic circulation supports the lung function to relieve respiratory distress. In this paper, the first successful operation of a microfluidic, artificial placenta type neonatal lung assist device (LAD) on a newborn piglet model, which is the closest representation of preterm human infants, is demonstrated. This LAD has high oxygenation capability in both pure oxygen and room air as the sweep gas. The respiratory distress that the newborn piglet is put under during experimentation, repeatedly and over a significant duration of time, is able to be relieved. These findings indicate that this LAD has a potential application as a biomimetic artificial placenta to support the respiratory needs of preterm neonates.

SUBMITTER: Dabaghi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7610273 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Pumpless Microfluidic Neonatal Lung Assist Device for Support of Preterm Neonates in Respiratory Distress.

Dabaghi Mohammadhossein M   Rochow Niels N   Saraei Neda N   Fusch Gerhard G   Monkman Shelley S   Da Kevin K   Shahin-Shamsabadi Alireza A   Brash John L JL   Predescu Dragos D   Delaney Kathleen K   Fusch Christoph C   Selvaganapathy P Ravi PR  

Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) 20200929 21


Premature neonates suffer from respiratory morbidity as their lungs are immature, and current supportive treatment such as mechanical ventilation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation causes iatrogenic injuries. A non-invasive and biomimetic concept known as the "artificial placenta" (AP) would be beneficial to overcome complications associated with the current respiratory support of preterm infants. Here, a pumpless oxygenator connected to the systemic circulation supports the lung function to  ...[more]

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