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- Perfluorocarbon compounds used as oxygen carriers: from liquid ventilation to blood substitutesPublication . Gomes, Lígia Rebelo; Gomes, Eva RebeloPerfluorocarbon compounds are fluorine substituted hydrocarbons. They exhibit unique properties due to the specificity of the carbon –fluorine linkage. Among these, the high gas solubility and the low surface tension are the most interesting characteristics for their use in clinic. There are several biological fields of potential applications of perfluorocarbons. Concerning the clinical applications for perfluorocarbons, they have been used as gas carriers and for liquid ventilation. Several clinical trials for commercial pharmaceutics of perfluorcarbon based on these compounds have been also already made.