2003-02-01
Exhaled nitric oxide in mylar balloons: Influence of storage time, humidity and temperature
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Mediators of Inflammation , Volume 12 - Issue 1 p. 47- 49
BACKGROUND: Mylar balloons are used to collect exhaled air for analysis of fractional nitric oxide concentration (FENO). Aim: We studied the effect of storage conditions on the stability of nitric oxide (NO) in mylar balloons. Methods: Exhaled air samples and calibration gases were stored in mylar balloons at 4, 21 and 37°C, with or without silica gel. NO was measured after 0, 6, 9, 24 and 48 h. Scheffe F-tests were used to compare NO values. Results: NO remained stable in balloons for 9 h at all temperatures, without silica gel. NO increased between 9 and 48 h, but only with low initial FENO. Silica gel increased variability. Conclusions: FENO in mylar balloons is stable for at least 9 h. The storage temperature is not critical, but silica gel increases variability.
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| doi.org/10.1080/0962935031000096971, hdl.handle.net/1765/60618 | |
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| Organisation | Department of Pediatrics |
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Bodini, A., Pijnenburg, M., Boner, A. L., & de Jongste, J. (2003). Exhaled nitric oxide in mylar balloons: Influence of storage time, humidity and temperature. Mediators of Inflammation, 12(1), 47–49. doi:10.1080/0962935031000096971 |
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