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Londoño S, Viloria C, Pérez-Buitrago S, Murillo J, Botina D, Zarzycki A, Garzón J, Torres-Madronero MC, Robledo SM, Marzani F, Treuillet S, Castaneda B, Galeano J. Temporal Evaluation of the Surface Area of Treated Skin Ulcers Caused by Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Relation with Optical Parameters in an Animal Model: A Proof of Concept. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:5861. [PMID: 37447709 DOI: 10.3390/s23135861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
Abstract
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected disease caused by an intracellular parasite of the Leishmania genus. CL lacks tools that allow its understanding and treatment follow-up. This article presents the use of metrical and optical tools for the analysis of the temporal evolution of treated skin ulcers caused by CL in an animal model. Leishmania braziliensis and L. panamensis were experimentally inoculated in golden hamsters, which were treated with experimental and commercial drugs. The temporal evolution was monitored by means of ulcers' surface areas, as well as absorption and scattering optical parameters. Ulcers' surface areas were obtained via photogrammetry, which is a procedure that allowed for 3D modeling of the ulcer using specialized software. Optical parameters were obtained from a spectroscopy study, representing the cutaneous tissue's biological components. A one-way ANOVA analysis was conducted to identify relationships between both the ulcers' areas and optical parameters. As a result, ulcers' surface areas were found to be related to the following optical parameters: epidermis thickness, collagen, keratinocytes, volume-fraction of blood, and oxygen saturation. This study is a proof of concept that shows that optical parameters could be associated with metrical ones, giving a more reliable concept during the assessment of a skin ulcer's healing.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sergio Londoño
- Grupo de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Medellín 050034, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Medellín 050034, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación en Dispositivos Médicos, Departamento de Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima 15088, Peru
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- Programa de Estudio y Control de Enfermedades Tropicales-PECET, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín 050010, Colombia
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- Laboratoire ImViA, Université de Bourgogne, BP 47870, 21078 Dijon Cedex, France
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- Grupo de Óptica y Espectroscopía, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín 050031, Colombia
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- Research Group on Smart Machine and Pattern Recognition, MIRP Laboratory, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Medellín 050013, Colombia
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- Programa de Estudio y Control de Enfermedades Tropicales-PECET, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín 050010, Colombia
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- Laboratoire ImViA, Université de Bourgogne, BP 47870, 21078 Dijon Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Pluridisciplinaire de Recherche Ingénierie des Systèmes, Mécanique, Énergétique-PRISME, Université d'Orléans, 45072 Orléans, France
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- Grupo de Investigación en Dispositivos Médicos, Departamento de Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima 15088, Peru
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14620, USA
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- Grupo de Investigación Materiales Avanzados y Energía MatyEr, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Medellín 050013, Colombia
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Rubio J, Rojas C, Sanchez M, Gómez-Alzate D, Córdova M, Montoya V, Castaneda B, Chang J, Pérez-Buitrago S. COVOX: Providing oxygen during the COVID-19 health emergency. HardwareX 2023; 13:e00383. [PMID: 36568708 PMCID: PMC9763216 DOI: 10.1016/j.ohx.2022.e00383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
We introduce an autonomous oxygen concentrator that was designed in Peru to fight the oxygen shortage produced worldwide as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Oxygen concentrators represent a suitable and favorable option for administering this gas at the patient's bedside in developing countries, especially when cylinders and tubed systems are unavailable or when access to them is restricted by lack of accessories, inadequate power supply, or shortage of qualified personnel. Our system uses a pressure swing adsorption technique to provide oxygen to patients at a flow rate of up to 15 l/min ± 1,5 l/min and a concentration of 93 % ± 3 %, offering robustness, safety and functionality. The quality measurements obtained from the validation process demonstrate repeatability and accuracy. The complete design files are provided in the source file repository to facilitate oxygen concentrator production in low and middle income countries, where access to oxygen is still a major problem even after the pandemic. Oxygen is part of the World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines and is perhaps the only medicine that has no substitute. This device can provide a reliable supply of oxygen for critically ill patients and improve their chances of survival.
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- Joaquina Rubio
- Medical Devices Research Group from the Engineering Department at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Peru
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH), Peru
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- Medical Devices Research Group from the Engineering Department at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Peru
- Digital Manufacturing Lab VEO 3D from the Engineering Department at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Peru
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- Medical Devices Research Group from the Engineering Department at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Peru
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- Medical Devices Research Group from the Engineering Department at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Peru
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- Medical Devices Research Group from the Engineering Department at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Peru
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- Medical Devices Research Group from the Engineering Department at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Peru
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- Medical Devices Research Group from the Engineering Department at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Peru
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Morales F, Bernal L, Pereira G, Pérez-Buitrago S, Kammer M, Stalder D. PytuTester: RaspberryPi open-source ventilator tester. HardwareX 2022; 12:e00334. [PMID: 35847180 PMCID: PMC9278071 DOI: 10.1016/j.ohx.2022.e00334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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PytuTester is an open-source ventilator tester developed to help bio-engineers in the design and verification of new ventilator prototypes. A ventilator tester allows measuring the flow, pressure, volume, and oxygen concentration provided to the patient. During the global pandemic COVID-19, several open-source ventilators prototypes were developed; however, due to high cost and demand testers, they were not available. In this context, a low-cost tester was developed using a Raspberry Pi and medical-grade sensors for the test ventilators prototypes. This paper presents the design files, software interface, and validations tests. Our results indicate that the tester has good accuracy to evaluate the efficacy and performance of new prototypes. When tested on two ventilator designs developed in Paraguay, PytuTester reported flow profiles that were concordant with the industry-standard VT650 Gas Flow Analyzer. PytuTester was then field deployed to test several DIY ventilator designs in low-resource areas.
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- Félix Morales
- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Paraguay
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Paraguay
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Paraguay
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37235, United States
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Paraguay
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Londoño-Berrío M, Pérez-Buitrago S, Ortiz-Trujillo IC, Hoyos-Palacio LM, Orozco LY, López L, Zárate-Triviño DG, Capobianco JA, Mena-Giraldo P. Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of Azobenzene-Based Polymeric Nanocarriers for Phototriggered Drug Release and Biomedical Applications. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14153119. [PMID: 35956634 PMCID: PMC9370599 DOI: 10.3390/polym14153119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Drug nanoencapsulation increases the availability, pharmacokinetics, and concentration efficiency for therapeutic regimes. Azobenzene light-responsive molecules experience a hydrophobicity change from a polar to an apolar tendency by trans–cis photoisomerization upon UV irradiation. Polymeric photoresponse nanoparticles (PPNPs) based on azobenzene compounds and biopolymers such as chitosan derivatives show prospects of photodelivering drugs into cells with accelerated kinetics, enhancing their therapeutic effect. PPNP biocompatibility studies detect the safe concentrations for their administration and reduce the chance of side effects, improving the effectiveness of a potential treatment. Here, we report on a PPNP biocompatibility evaluation of viability and the first genotoxicity study of azobenzene-based PPNPs. Cell line models from human ventricular cardiomyocytes (RL14), as well as mouse fibroblasts (NIH3T3) as proof of concept, were exposed to different concentrations of azobenzene-based PPNPs and their precursors to evaluate the consequences on mitochondrial metabolism (MTT assay), the number of viable cells (trypan blue exclusion test), and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage (comet assay). Lethal concentrations of 50 (LC50) of the PPNPs and their precursors were higher than the required drug release and synthesis concentrations. The PPNPs affected the cell membrane at concentrations higher than 2 mg/mL, and lower concentrations exhibited lesser damage to cellular genetic material. An azobenzene derivative functionalized with a biopolymer to assemble PPNPs demonstrated biocompatibility with the evaluated cell lines. The PPNPs encapsulated Nile red and dofetilide separately as model and antiarrhythmic drugs, respectively, and delivered upon UV irradiation, proving the phototriggered drug release concept. Biocompatible PPNPs are a promising technology for fast drug release with high cell interaction opening new opportunities for azobenzene biomedical applications.
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- Maritza Londoño-Berrío
- Grupo de Investigación Biología de Sistemas, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin 050036, Colombia; (M.L.-B.); (I.C.O.-T.); (L.M.H.-P.); (L.Y.O.)
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- Academic Department of Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Perú, San Miguel 15088, Peru;
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- Grupo de Investigación Biología de Sistemas, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin 050036, Colombia; (M.L.-B.); (I.C.O.-T.); (L.M.H.-P.); (L.Y.O.)
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- Grupo de Investigación Biología de Sistemas, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin 050036, Colombia; (M.L.-B.); (I.C.O.-T.); (L.M.H.-P.); (L.Y.O.)
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- Grupo de Investigación Biología de Sistemas, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin 050036, Colombia; (M.L.-B.); (I.C.O.-T.); (L.M.H.-P.); (L.Y.O.)
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- Grupo de Investigación en Salud Pública, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin 050036, Colombia;
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- Immunology and Virology Laboratory, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey 64450, Mexico;
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Centre for NanoScience Research, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H4B 1R6, Canada;
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Centre for NanoScience Research, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H4B 1R6, Canada;
- Correspondence:
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Chang J, Acosta A, Benavides-Aspiazu J, Reategui J, Rojas C, Cook J, Nole R, Giampietri L, Pérez-Buitrago S, Casado FL, Castaneda B. Masi: A mechanical ventilator based on a manual resuscitator with telemedicine capabilities for patients with ARDS during the COVID-19 crisis. HardwareX 2021; 9:e00187. [PMID: 33681539 PMCID: PMC7925236 DOI: 10.1016/j.ohx.2021.e00187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
In this article, we introduce a portable and low-cost ventilator that could be rapidly manufactured, to meet the increasing demand of ventilators worldwide produced by COVID-19 pandemic. These ventilators should be rapidly deployable and with functional capabilities to manage COVID-19 patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Our implementation offers robustness, safety and functionality absent in existing solutions to the ventilator shortage (i.e., telemonitoring, easy-to-disinfect, modularity) by maintaining simplicity. The design makes use of a manual resuscitator as the core respiration component activated by a compression mechanism which consist of two electronically controlled paddles. The quality measurements obtained after testing on a calibrated artificial lung demonstrate repeatability and accuracy exceeding human capabilities of manual ventilation. The complete design files are provided in the supplementary materials to facilitate ventilator production even in resource-limited settings. The implementation of this mechanical ventilator could eliminate device rationing or splitting to serve multiple patients on ICUs.
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- Javier Chang
- DIACSA, Peru
- Departamento de Ingenieria, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Peru
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- Energy Automation Technologies, Peru
- Departamento de Ingenieria, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Peru
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- DIACSA, Peru
- Departamento de Ingenieria, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Peru
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- Energy Automation Technologies, Peru
- Departamento de Ingenieria, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Peru
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- Energy Automation Technologies, Peru
- Departamento de Ingenieria, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Peru
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- Departamento de Ingenieria, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Peru
- Instituto de Ciencias Omicas y Biotecnologia Aplicada, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Peru
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- Departamento de Ingenieria, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Peru
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