Chemicals and Drugs

Fluorocarbons

Liquid perfluorinated carbon compounds which may or may not contain a hetero atom such as nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, but do not contain another halogen or hydrogen atom. This concept includes fluorocarbon emulsions, and fluorocarbon blood substitutes. Perfluorinated and related polyfluorinated chemicals are referred to as PFAS and are defined as chemicals with at least two adjacent carbon atoms, where one carbon is fully fluorinated and the other is at least partially fluorinated.

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Liquid perfluorinated carbon compounds which may or may not contain a hetero atom such as nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, but do not contain another halogen or hydrogen atom. This concept includes fluorocarbon emulsions, and fluorocarbon blood substitutes. Perfluorinated and related polyfluorinated chemicals are referred to as PFAS and are defined as chemicals with at least two adjacent carbon atoms, where one carbon is fully fluorinated and the other is at least partially fluorinated.

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  • Fluorocarbon
  • PFAS Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
  • PFC Perfluorinated Chemicals
  • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
  • Perfluorocarbon
  • Perfluorocarbons
  • Polyfluorocarbons
  • Chemicals, PFC Perfluorinated
  • PFAS Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
  • Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
  • Perfluorinated Chemicals, PFC
  • Fluorinated Telomer Alcohols
  • Fluoro-Telomer Alcohols
  • Fluorocarbon Emulsion
  • Fluorocarbon Emulsions
  • Fluorotelomer Phosphate Esters
  • N-Alkyl Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonamido Carboxylates
  • PFECAs Perfluoropolyether Carboxylic Acids
  • Perfluoroalkane Sulfonamides
  • Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylates
  • Perfluoroalkyl Ether Carboxylates
  • Perfluoroalkyl Polyether Carboxylates
  • Perfluoropolyether Carboxylic Acids
  • Polyfluorinated Telomer Alcohols
  • Telomer Fluorocarbons
  • Acids, Perfluoropolyether Carboxylic
  • Alcohols, Fluorinated Telomer
  • Alcohols, Fluoro-Telomer
  • Alcohols, Polyfluorinated Telomer
  • Carboxylates, Perfluoroalkyl
  • Carboxylates, Perfluoroalkyl Ether
  • Carboxylates, Perfluoroalkyl Polyether
  • Carboxylic Acids, Perfluoropolyether
  • Emulsion, Fluorocarbon
  • Emulsions, Fluorocarbon
  • Esters, Fluorotelomer Phosphate
  • Ether Carboxylates, Perfluoroalkyl
  • Fluoro Telomer Alcohols
  • Fluorocarbons, Telomer
  • N Alkyl Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonamido Carboxylates
  • Phosphate Esters, Fluorotelomer
  • Polyether Carboxylates, Perfluoroalkyl
  • Sulfonamides, Perfluoroalkane
  • Telomer Alcohols, Fluorinated
  • Telomer Alcohols, Polyfluorinated

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED or CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS or TELOMERE

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History Note

77(75); was see under FLUOROCARBON POLYMERS 1975-76

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Previous Indexing

  • Fluorocarbon Polymers (1974-1976)
  • Freons (1974-1976)
  • Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated (1974-1976)

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  1. D02w.455w.526.510w.435w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fluorocarbons. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005466. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005466
  2. Fluorocarbons. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorocarbon
  3. Fluorocarbons. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23305225