Optical and Electrical Characterization of Biocompatible Polymeric Lines for Hemodialysis Applications.

ABSTRACT: During hemodialysis (HD), blood is circulated through an extracorporeal tubing system (bloodline) made of medical-grade polymeric material. Sensors of various types that do not come into contact with blood (optical, electromagnetic, etc.) are applied directly across the bloodline for clinical purposes and for therapy customization. Thus, a detailed knowledge of the bloodline's physical properties is useful for the development of next-generation HD sensors. In this work, we performed a novel comparative analysis of the materials used by the manufacturers of the bloodlines. We focused on signals and characterization techniques matching those of the abovementioned sensors; consequently, this is an application-specific study of the optical and electrical characterization of bloodline material.

SUBMITTER: Ravagli E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5873017 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature