Rectal Breathing with Perfluorocarbons

Re:Rectal Breathing with Perfluorocarbons by mikeappell on Friday May 14, 2021 @04:08PM (#27159134)

I wonder what it would take to get us to the point where we can oxygenate sufficiently without needing to use our lungs at all. Tons of applications there.

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Re:Rectal Breathing with Perfluorocarbons by pontifier on Friday May 14, 2021 @07:12PM (#27160643)

I think something along these lines might be possible in the far future.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_bacteria

Imagine using a battery and a small wire to directly enable respiration at the cellular level rather than using oxygen at all.

I can see this greatly facilitating a host of activities on other planets or in space.

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Re:Rectal Breathing with Perfluorocarbons by nradov on Friday May 14, 2021 @05:07PM (#27159710)

That already exists. Surgeons have been using cardiopulmonary bypass machines for years.

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Re:Rectal Breathing with Perfluorocarbons by intricatedetail on Friday May 14, 2021 @04:25PM (#27159303)

What would you replace the lungs with? The space could probably fit a battery and M1 Mac.

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Re:Rectal Breathing with Perfluorocarbons by harveywi on Friday May 14, 2021 @04:40PM (#27159443)

You would need to replace them with something that could effectively replace the rectum.

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Re:Rectal Breathing with Perfluorocarbons by wbc on Friday May 14, 2021 @04:36PM (#27159410)

arc reactor

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