It came out in the 60's. There was a comerical that said it was a liquid that did not do anything to anything. Reciently the Discovery or Science channel had a segment on it. I do not know even if I am pronouncing it right let alone the correct spelling. I have seen photos of it where hamsters and rabbits were breathing in it like air.
2006-11-28 08:00:14 · 2 answers · asked by Edward W 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Perflurocarbon, maybe? There's one called 'Decalin' that can be breathed by animals in a liquid form. Or maybe "Perflubron"? That's another breathable liquid that is "similar to plastic teflon. This liquid carries oxygen and carbon dioxiode just as well as air and does not mix with water. Today, Perflubron is only used in medical precedures such as clearing congested lungs and as a blood substitute during surgery. A unique characteristic about this liquid is that it carries the same amount of oxygen as the amount of oxygen in the air in the room it is in."
2006-11-28 08:39:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perfluorocarbons are fluorinated hydrocarbons and include some of the familiar refrigerants in the Freon family. Respiration experiments have been conducted on mammals using certain perfluorocarbons as the breathing fluid. Many of the test animals survived, at least for a term of days. See the ref. The main drawback is long-term damage to the lungs.
2006-11-28 09:30:43 · answer #2 · answered by kirchwey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋