Oxygen-Transport Fluids Based on Perfluorochemicals: Effects on Liver Biochemistry

Abstract
Emulsified perfluorochemicals (PFCs) have been tested as oxygen transport fluids in several species, including man (Lowe, 1987, 1988a,b). The most widely used preparation is the “first-generation” commercial emulsion, Fluosol-DA 20% (F-DA) which contains perfluorodecalin (FDC) and perfluorotripropylamine (FTPA) emulsified with the poloxamer surfactant, Pluronic F-68 (Naito and Yokoyama, 1978). An additional commercial formulation, Oxypherol (FC-43), which consists of emulsified perfluorotributylamine (FTBA), is also available for animal experiments (Lowe and Bollands, 1985).