Fluorocarbons

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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.

Descriptor ID	D005466
MeSH Number(s)	D02.455.526.510.435
Concept/Terms	Fluorocarbons Fluorocarbons Perfluorocarbons Telomer Fluorocarbons Telomer Fluorocarbons Fluorocarbons, Telomer Fluorinated Telomer Alcohols Fluorinated Telomer Alcohols Alcohols, Fluorinated Telomer Telomer Alcohols, Fluorinated Polyfluorinated Telomer Alcohols Alcohols, Polyfluorinated Telomer Telomer Alcohols, Polyfluorinated Fluoro-Telomer Alcohols Alcohols, Fluoro-Telomer Fluoro Telomer Alcohols Fluorocarbon Emulsions Fluorocarbon Emulsions Emulsions, Fluorocarbon

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Hydrocarbons, Halogenated [D02.455.526]
Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated [D02.455.526.510]
Fluorocarbons [D02.455.526.510.435]

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Bar chart showing 45 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2025

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	2	0	2
1999	1	0	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	1	1	2
2002	1	0	1
2007	0	1	1
2008	1	1	2
2011	0	2	2
2012	3	0	3
2015	1	1	2
2016	0	1	1
2017	1	0	1
2019	1	2	3
2020	2	0	2
2021	1	1	2
2022	1	1	2
2023	1	1	2
2024	3	0	3
2025	6	1	7
2026	4	1	5

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Biswas K, Schlezinger JJ, Bello A, Bello D. Preserved and Accessible: Quantifying PFAS in Formalin-Fixed and Paraffin-Embedded Tissues for Retrospective Exposure and Dose Assessment. Environ Sci Technol. 2026 Jun 09; 60(22):16122-16134.

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Vakili FS, Shaffer SA, Jaspers VLB, Peterson S, Steensland EL, Runko P, Mohring B, ?st M, Jaatinen K, Hsu BY, Peetumber T, Wilson NM, Sonne C, Bj?rkman S, Ruuskanen S, Arzel C. Nest attendance in two Finnish waterfowl species in relation to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and thyroid hormones. Environ Res. 2026 Aug 15; 303(Pt 1):124643.

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Winkles JF, Santoro N, El Khoudary SR, deSouza P, Matuk J, Crawford S, Colvin A, Sammel M, Park SK. Associations between pollutants, the regularity of daily sex hormone patterns, and hormone profiles over a complete menstrual cycle. Reprod Toxicol. 2026 Aug; 143:109247.

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Driban JB, Rokoff LB, Lu B, McAlindon TE, Eaton CB, Roberts MB, Mathes D, Lestician C, Xu ZC, Fan ZT, O'Leary SP, Haugen IK, Sellam J, Courties A, Fleisch AF. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Hand Osteoarthritis: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2026 May; 78(5):1076-1087.

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Joseph KM, Falls AT, Rehm SJ, Dodds JN, Chiu WA, Power ML, Baker ES. Maternal PFAS transfer through lactation: dolphin milk reveals routes of early-life exposure. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2026 Jun; 418(12):3567-3583.

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Wang C, Biswas K, Jeong S, Bello A, Bello D, Ross MB. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Detection of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Aqueous Film-Forming Foams. Environ Sci Technol. 2026 Jan 13; 60(1):1153-1160.

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Leader J, Robinson J, Whitcomb B, Valvi D, Chen CY, Chong YS, Tan KH, Ng S, Chan JCY, Eriksson JG, Chan SY, Huang J, Oulhote Y. Transplacental transfer efficiency of environmental chemicals in association with gestational diabetes mellitus. Environ Int. 2025 Nov; 205:109865.

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Reeves KW, Oulhote Y, Grandjean P, Nielsen F. Associations of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with terminal ductal lobular unit involution of the normal breast. Breast Cancer Res. 2025 Aug 18; 27(1):148.

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Ekuban FA, Gripshover TC, Ames P, Biswas K, Bolatimi OE, Abramson J, Iyer M, Luo J, Ekuban A, Hwang JY, Park JW, Banerjee M, Watson WH, Wahlang B, Bello D, Schlezinger JJ, McClain CJ, Cave MC. Perfluorooctane sulfonate exposure and alcohol-associated liver disease severity in a mouse chronic-binge ethanol feeding model. Toxicol Sci. 2025 08 01; 206(2):388-408.

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Schlezinger JJ, Bello A, Mangano KM, Biswas K, Patel PP, Pennoyer EH, Wolever TMS, Heiger-Bernays WJ, Bello D. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in circulation in a Canadian population: their association with serum-liver enzyme biomarkers and piloting a novel method to reduce serum-PFAS. Environ Health. 2025 03 15; 24(1):10.

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