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    Area of Science:

    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Medical Devices
    • Microfluidics

    Background:

    • Microfluidic artificial lungs (μALs) offer potential benefits like enhanced gas exchange and reduced blood contact.
    • Current μAL designs require hundreds to thousands of stacked layers for clinical blood flow, increasing complexity and cost.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To design and optimize a single-layer μAL capable of achieving clinically relevant blood flows.
    • To overcome manufacturing complexity and size limitations hindering μAL clinical application.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized closed-form mathematical equations for design analysis and optimization.
    • Calculated key parameters including blood flow, surface area, volume, pressure drop, and shear stress based on channel height.
    • Fabricated and tested a μAL based on the optimized design.

    Main Results:

    • The optimized single-layer μAL achieved a rated blood flow of 17 mL/min.
    • This design reduces the required number of layers by up to 32X compared to previous μAL devices.
    • The single-layer μAL demonstrated the highest rated flow reported to date.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed design procedure significantly simplifies μAL manufacturing.
    • This advancement removes a key barrier to the clinical translation of microfluidic artificial lungs.
    • The optimized single-layer μAL is a promising step towards portable artificial lung systems.