2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of a new type oxygen concentrator using photoresponsive gas carrier solution

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20760542
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Biofunction/Bioprocess
Research Institution	Waseda University
Principal Investigator	KOHORI Fukashi Waseda University, 理工学術院, 講師 (70329093)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	酸素濃縮器 / ポルフィリン錯体 / 酸素療法
Research Abstract	The gas carrier liquid circulation type oxygen concentrator was developed for oxygen therapy of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This system raise the concentration of existing oxygen in the air with a small sound and a small component, which aims the development of the portable oxygen concentrator in the future. At the development of the oxygen carrier, a cobalt complex were synthesized and confirmed their usefulness. In the systems architecture of the oxygen concentrator, necessary specifications were calculated using computer simulation and the device was optimized for clinical use.

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