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Determination of Intracellular and Extracellular Fluid Volume in Humans in Space Flight (Sprut-MBI)
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Overview | Description | Applications | Operations | Results | Publications | Images

Experiment/Payload Overview

Information provided courtesy of the Energia website.
Brief Summary

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Principal Investigator

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Co-Investigator(s)/Collaborator(s)

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Sponsoring Space Agency

Roscosmos

Sponsoring Organization:

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ISS Expedition Duration:

November 2000 - April 2006



Expeditions Assigned

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Previous ISS Missions

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Experiment/Payload Description

Research Summary

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Description

Investigation of a state of human liquid media, assessment of adaptation mechanisms and prevention of unfavorable impact of zero-gravity on the hydration status and post-flight orthostatic tolerance.

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Applications

Space Applications

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Earth Applications

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Operations

Operational Requirements

Sprut-K Kit to determine different human liquid volumes by measuring the impedance of the body and its segments, Body mass meter with a range from 50 kg to 100 kg with an accuracy of 0.25 kg, Hematokrit microcentrifuge to separate plasma from erythrocytes, laptop and power supply unit.

Operational Protocols

Determination of volumes of intracellular and intercellular liquid, body's total liquid, circulating blood and relation between cellular and liquid blood component.

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Results/More Information

The dynamics of a hydration status of a cosmonaut will be recorded, including analysis of homosapien's separate liquid regions in space flight conditions.

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Related Web Sites
  • Energia - Science Research on the ISS Russian Segment
  • Coordinating Scientific and Technical Council of the Russian Space Agency [Russian]

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    Publications

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    Ground Based Results Publications

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    ISS Patent Publications

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    Related Publications

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    Images

    imageSprut-MBI Kit.


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    Information provided by the investigation team to the ISS Program Scientist's Office.
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