Experimental studies of the dissolution of gas bubbles in whole blood and plasma—I. Stationary bubbles

摘要

Gas bubbles of oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen are injected into the degassed plasma and whole blood. The bubble size is measured at time intervals until the bubble is completely dissolved in the liquid. Physical quantities governing the dissolution of gas bubbles are identified and their effects are examined. The applications of the study include the dissolution of gas emboli in human body and the extracorporeal oxygenation of the blood during open heart surgery.