The specific properties of fluorocarbons, exceptional chemical and biological inertness, high
gas-dissolving capacity, low surface tension, excellent spreading characteristics and high …

Fluorocarbons and fluorocarbon moieties are uniquely characterized by very strong
intramolecular bonds and very weak intermolecular interactions. This results in a …

Perfluorocarbon emulsions are being clinically evaluated as artificial oxygen carriers to
reduce allogeneic blood transfusions or to improve tissue oxygenation. Perfluorocarbon …

Fluorocarbons are characterized by exceptional chemical and biological inertness, extreme
hydrophobicity, lipophobicity, high gas-dissolving capacities, low surface tensions, high …

Blood is a fluid connective tissue where living cells are suspended in noncellular liquid
matrix. The cellular components of blood render gas exchange (RBCs), immune …

Background Fluorocarbon emulsions have been proposed as temporary artificial oxygen
carriers. The aim of the present study is to compare the effectiveness of perflubron emulsion …

Donor blood is a limited resource and its transfusion is associated with significant adverse
effects. Therefore, alternatives have been searched, the ultimate being artificial oxygen (O2) …

Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is an invaluable tool in biomedical imaging, as it provides
anatomical and functional information in real time. Its ability to image at clinically relevant …

Systemic delivery of conventional chemotherapies can cause negative systemic toxicity,
including reduced immunity and damage to organs such as the heart and kidneys—limiting …

Artificial oxygen carriers may be grouped into modified hemoglobin solutions and
fluorocarbon emulsions. In animal experiments, both have been shown to be efficacious in …