A robust ex vivo method to evaluate the diffusion properties of agents in biological tissues
Isa Carneiro1, Sónia Carvalho1, Rui Henrique1,2
1Department of Pathology and Cancer Biology, and Epigenetics Group - Research Center, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Abstract:
A robust method is presented for evaluating the diffusion properties of chemicals in ex vivo biological tissues. Using this method that relies only on thickness and collimated transmittance measurements, the diffusion properties of glycerol, fructose, polypropylene glycol and water in muscle tissues were evaluated. Amongst other results, the diffusion coefficient of glycerol in colorectal muscle was estimated with a value of 3.3 × 10-7 cm2 /s. Due to the robustness and simplicity of the method, it can be used in other fields of biomedical engineering, namely in organ cryoprotection and food industry.
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