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It is found that oxygen uptake by whole blood flowing in rectangular channels greatly excedes theoretical predictions, despite the fact that such predictions are accurate when used with other channel geometries. An “optimum” rectangular channel aspect ratio for oxygen uptake improvement, relative to theory, is found and the possible use of the anomalous gas transfer in membrane oxygenator construction is indicated.
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Weissman, M.H. Anomalous oxygen uptake by flowing blood. Annals of Biomedical Engineering 1, 468–480 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02367270
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