title: Perfluorocarbons: future clinical possibilities.
abstract: Perfluorocarbons are now being used as oxygen carriers in clinical settings. Because these chemicals may have a role as a blood substitute, in organ preservation, and in the management of respiratory failure, we have reviewed some of the research leading to these applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Weiman
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Pate
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gir
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport; D001802:Blood Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D012157:Mononuclear Phagocyte System / Q000187:drug effects; D010100:Oxygen / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D012119:Respiration
chemical_list: D001802:Blood Substitutes; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D010100:Oxygen