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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Microvasc Res. 2009 Oct 23;79(1):47. doi: 10.1016/j.mvr.2009.10.002

Figure 1. a) Schematic diagram for bioreactor.

Figure 1

Gaseous NO and N2 mixture is allowed in the bioreactor headspace. NO diffuses from the headspace to the RBCs in suspension and reacts with RBC-Hb. The RBC suspension is kept stirring at low speed by a magnetic stirrer to prevent RBCs from settling. Samples are taken after the reaction through a sample port. b) NO transport to the RBCs (in vivo and in the bioreactor).