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Publications [#64515] of Bruce M. Klitzman

Papers Published

  1. Wisniewski, N. and Miller, B. and Klitzman, B. and Reichert, M., Characterization of analyte transport over time through implantable biosensor membranes using microdialysis, Proceedings of the First Joint BMES/EMBS Conference. 1999 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (Cat. No.99CH37015), vol. vol.2 (1999), pp. 721 vol.2 -, Atlanta, GA, USA [IEMBS.1999.803876]
    (last updated on 2007/04/15)

    Abstract:
    A microdialysis method for monitoring permeability changes of implanted biosensor membranes was demonstrated in vivo. Glucose diffusion through three different hollow fiber membranes (polyethersulfone (PES), polyacrylonitrile (PAN), polycarbonate (PC)) was assessed over 8 days in rat subcutaneous tissue. There was a 77% decrease of transport through the implanted PES membranes after two days; whereas decreases in PAN and PC were significantly smaller (36% and 26%). Application of a microdialysis transport model indicated the average tissue resistance to glucose transport increased by a factor of 6 causing glucose flux into the microdialysis probes to go down over the 8 day implantation time. Histological analysis and scanning electron micrographs (SEM) show evidence of biofouling and tissue changes that would cause such decreases. The data presented provides an in vivo validation for application of microdialysis to study changes in glucose transport and a quantification of tissue resistance over time around implanted membranes

    Keywords:
    biodiffusion;biomedical materials;biomembrane transport;biosensors;permeability;polymer films;


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