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  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is crucial for severe lung diseases but faces limitations due to complications and inefficient membrane oxygenators.
  • Current hollow fiber membrane (HFM) oxygenators are nearing their performance limits in hemocompatibility and gas exchange efficiency.
  • Existing three-dimensional (3D) membrane structures lack the necessary microscale features and gas transfer capabilities for advanced applications.

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  • To design and fabricate novel 3D microstructures for ECMO devices.
  • To evaluate the performance of these 3D microstructures in vitro compared to state-of-the-art HFMs.
  • To assess the potential of 3D structures for improving oxygenator efficiency and enabling device miniaturization.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of 3D microstructures based on triply periodic minimal surfaces.
  • In vitro testing of fabricated 3D microstructures against commercial HFMs.
  • Measurement of gas transfer coefficients (oxygen and carbon dioxide) and pressure drops.
  • Calculation of mass-transfer efficiency for both gases.

Main Results:

  • The 3D structure achieved gas transfer coefficients of 50% (oxygen) and 45% (carbon dioxide) relative to HFMs.
  • Specific pressure drops in the 3D structure were over ten times lower than in HFMs.
  • The 3D structure demonstrated 51% higher mass-transfer efficiency for oxygen and 33% for carbon dioxide compared to HFMs.

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  • The novel 3D membrane microstructures show significant potential for enhancing ECMO oxygenator performance.
  • These structures offer improved mass-transfer efficiency and reduced pressure drop, paving the way for miniaturized and more effective oxygenators.
  • The fabrication approach is adaptable for other mass-transfer applications, including bioreactors and microfluidic cell culture systems.