Transcutaneous oxygen measurement in humans using a paramagnetic skin adhesive film

Purpose Transcutaneous oxygen tension (TcpO2) provides information about blood perfusion in the tissue immediately below the skin. These data are valuable in assessing wound healing problems, diagnosing peripheral vascular/arterial insufficiency, and predicting disease progression or the response to...

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Published in:Magnetic resonance in medicine 2019-02, Vol.81 (2), p.781-794
Main Authors: Kmiec, Maciej M., Hou, Huagang, Lakshmi Kuppusamy, M., Drews, Thomas M., Prabhat, Anjali M., Petryakov, Sergey V., Demidenko, Eugene, Schaner, Philip E., Buckey, Jay C., Blank, Aharon, Kuppusamy, Periannan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adhesion tests
Adhesives
Adolescent
Adult
Arterial Occlusive Diseases - physiopathology
Calibration
Chemical sensors
Cohort Studies
Electrochemistry
Electron paramagnetic resonance
Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
EPR
Female
Foot
Forearm
Healthy Volunteers
Human subjects
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Oximetry
Oxygen
Oxygen - analysis
Oxygen - blood
Oxygen probes
Oxygen tension
Perfusion
Peripheral Vascular Diseases - physiopathology
Reproducibility of Results
Skin
Skin - blood supply
Skin Physiological Phenomena
SPOT chip
TcOM
Temperature
Tension
Transcutaneous
Wound Healing
Young Adult
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Summary:Purpose Transcutaneous oxygen tension (TcpO2) provides information about blood perfusion in the tissue immediately below the skin. These data are valuable in assessing wound healing problems, diagnosing peripheral vascular/arterial insufficiency, and predicting disease progression or the response to therapy. Currently, TcpO2 is primarily measured using electrochemical skin sensors, which consume oxygen and are prone to calibration errors. The goal of the present study was to develop a reliable method for TcpO2 measurement in human subjects. Methods We have developed a novel TcpO2 oximetry method based on electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) principles with an oxygen‐sensing skin adhesive film, named the superficial perfusion oxygen tension (SPOT) chip. The SPOT chip is a 3‐mm diameter, 60‐μm thick circular film composed of a stable paramagnetic oxygen sensor. The chip is covered with an oxygen‐barrier material on one side and secured on the skin by a medical adhesive transfer tape to ensure that only the oxygen that diffuses through the skin surface is measured. The method quantifies TcpO2 through the linewidth of the EPR spectrum. Results Repeated measurements using a cohort of 10 healthy human subjects showed that the TcpO2 measurements were robust, reliable, and reproducible. The TcpO2 values ranged from 7.8 ± 0.8 to 22.0 ± 1.0 mmHg in the volar forearm skin (N = 29) and 8.1 ± 0.3 to 23.4 ± 1.3 mmHg in the foot (N = 86). Conclusions The results demonstrated that the SPOT chip can measure TcpO2 reliably and repeatedly under ambient conditions. The SPOT chip method could potentially be used to monitor TcpO2 in the clinic.
ISSN:0740-3194
1522-2594
DOI:10.1002/mrm.27445