perfluorochemicals, or perfluorocarbon compounds

commercially available as liquivent > http://www.allp.com/LiquiVent/lv.htm for medical use.

“The technique is based on the fact that after about 24 hours at any working depth, a diver’s body becomes saturated with dissolved gas. Once the body is saturated, decompression -the period required to bring the diver gradually back to surface pressure without inflicting the bends- is the same regardless of how much time has been spent underwater. ”

How an Underwater Habitat Benefits Marine Science (via http://www.uncwil.edu/nurc/aquarius/sciamart.htm )

http://www.brooks.af.mil/web/hyper/Saturation_Diving_Overview.PDF

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Compiled By Larry “Harris” Taylor, Ph.D.

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