A hyperbaric oxygen chamber for animal experimental purposes.
Facilities for hyperbaric oxygen therapy that are suitable for animal experimental research are scarce. In this paper, the authors introduce a hyperbaric oxygen chamber that was developed specifically for animal experimental purposes. The hyperbaric oxygen chamber was designed to meet a number of criteria regarding safety and ease of use. The hyperbaric oxygen chamber conforms to 97/23/EC (Pressure Equipment Directive), Conformity Assessment Module G Product Group 1. It provides easy access, and can be run in manual mode, semi-automatic mode and full-automatic mode. Sensors for pressure level, oxygen level, temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide level allow full control. This state-of-the-art hyperbaric oxygen chamber for animal experimental purposes permits the investigation of the biological mechanisms through which hyperbaric oxygen therapy acts at a fundamental level.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands. u.djasim@erasmusmc.nl
U M
UM
Djasim
L
L
Spiegelberg
E B
EB
Wolvius
K G H
KG
van der Wal
D032761:Animal Experimentation; D000818:Animals; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis; D004780:Environment, Controlled; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000592:standards; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006813:Humidity; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008029:Lighting / Q000295:instrumentation; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis; D011312:Pressure; D013696:Temperature
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen