Blood Substitutes with Gas Transfer Function

Bull Exp Biol Med. 2024 Apr;176(6):709-715. doi: 10.1007/s10517-024-06094-z. Epub 2024 Jun 18.

Abstract

The review presents the results of the blood substitute development based on perfluororganic compounds (PFC). The limitations of PFC due to which their further development was suspended are described. The presented data allows us to imagine a possible way to create optimal drugs based on PFC. Chemically inactive perfluorocomponents should be used - perfluorinated hydrocarbons and tertiary perfluorinated amines. However, in order to emulsify and stabilize the emulsion, other types of effective and chemically indifferent surfactants that do not interact with oxygen and other components of the drug are needed.

Keywords: blood substitutes; perfluororganic compounds; limitations of existing developments; development prospects of the direction.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Substitutes*
  • Emulsions / chemistry
  • Fluorocarbons* / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Oxygen / chemistry
  • Surface-Active Agents / chemistry
  • Surface-Active Agents / pharmacology

Substances

  • Blood Substitutes
  • Fluorocarbons
  • Surface-Active Agents
  • Emulsions
  • Oxygen