Respirocyte Equatorial Cutaway
1996
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Equatorial cutaway view of respirocyte. The oxygen gas chamber is at left (south pole), the carbon dioxide gas chamber is at right (north pole), and the water (ballast) chamber occupies the center, surrounding the onboard computer system. The equatorial bulkhead separates the north and south hemispheres of the device.
Ā©Copyright 1996 by Robert A. Freitas Jr. For reprint permission, please contact Robert A. Freitas Jr. at the Institute for Molecular Manufacturing, 555 Bryant Street #253, Palo Alto, CA 94301, or atĀ [email protected].
Robert A. Freitas Jr., “Respirocytes: High Performance Artificial Nanotechnology Red Blood Cells,” NanoTechnology MagazineĀ 2Ā (October 1996):1, 8-13 (11); Robert A. Freitas Jr., “Exploratory Design in Medical Nanotechnology: A Mechanical Artificial Red Cell,”Ā Artificial Cells, Blood Substitutes, and Immobil. Biotech.Ā 26Ā (1998):411-430 (422).
