I know that diving in deep levels and breathing by gas components there creates risk of occuring azote bubbles in blood when coming back too fast to the surface. So if diver have a chance to breath like fishes by artificial gills he can reach deeper levels and return safely (plenty other values also predicted) . I would be delighted if someone will give me leads where I could give details of my idea. At least it could speed up research or give some alternative to current invntions. Please, help me.
2006-09-30 22:59:25 · 7 answers · asked by Robert M Mrok (Gloom) 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Think how dialysis engine work. I mean buildin a device giving oxygen to tree of artificial arteries by liquid substance with proper amount of oxygen in it. My idea is complicated. If I would explain whole it would look like book not a small detail I should put in here. And by the way... I am not so happy to share my idea with army. Only wars in their heads mostly. Where is the place for useful science?
2006-09-30 23:18:24 · update #1
Unfortunatly breathing by gills is like flying. We cant so simply use small gills without extra technology added to them or you like the vision of being cold-blooded and much more like fish than human. I focus on placenta and the way how mother gives oxygen and food by this way. If it works then it must be the way how to introduce this idea into water conditions. Human body requires a lot of oxygen so if make many adds of small trees or nets of artificial arteries stright to arteries in body it would give oxygen to each part separetly. The problem of infection would be resolved if artificial arteries would be covered by thin artificial skin for protection (amphibians breath this way). The size of that artificial gill would be smaller by usage of liquid substance with better amount of spreaded oxygen in it. I mean holding the artificial gill in a buble with those liquid substance let into constantly to refresh.
2006-10-01 02:04:23 · update #2
yes. but not like gills on a fish. they want to make a membrane on your back that serves the same function. check woodshole oceanic research.
2006-09-30 23:38:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If humans had artificial gills, and could supposedly maintain proper breathing with them for an unspecified period of time, it would indeed help because they would not have to worry about running out of air, and could come up to the surface very slowly.
However, consider that when diving, the deeper you go the more pressure the water is exerting on your body. Without some sort of protective suit, there is a limit to how deep you can go before you blow out your ear drums and collapse your lungs. It's not a pretty site.
The only real benifit to something like this would be to allow humans to spend a much greater period of time underwater.
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I am also quite sure this is something the military would be very interested in for use with navy seals and other divers.
One thing I do not understand though... could you explain how it could possibly work? Gills work by putting oxygen directly into the blood stream, much like the human alveoli in lungs puts the oxygen into our bloodstream. Unlike fish though, we need actual breathable oxygen. What you are proposing is a means of separating enough oxygen from water to sustain a full breath, repeatedly? I am very curious as to how this would function.
Would each breath come from a container of air that is constantly being refilled from the "gills" or are these something that would be implanted into, say, an artery?
More details!
2006-09-30 23:02:37 · answer #2 · answered by iswd1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gills For Humans
2017-02-22 05:48:49 · answer #3 · answered by mondell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well some people think if use fuse crocodile DNA and human DNA we will be able to brathe like a fish.Sadly there is no Steve Irwin any more as he is dead. Interesting question,as it makes me think of my Dad who is a scientist in cancer research.
2006-10-01 02:51:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
SInce reading this I thought how cool that would be.
So check out this site for further info...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_gills_(human)
2006-09-30 23:02:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
surely there must be a lead through your search engine,the internets a magical place,good luck
2006-09-30 23:02:04 · answer #6 · answered by NICHOLA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes read about it somewhere it's still in test stage but they are working on it
2006-09-30 23:09:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋