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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Ophthalmol Rep. 2020 Jul 4;8(3):144–151. doi: 10.1007/s40135-020-00247-9

Table 1.

Current technologies

Chemical name Specific gravity (g/cm3) at 25°C
Semi-Fluorinated Alkanes
Perfluorohexylhexane (F6H6) 1.42
Perfluorohexyloctane (F6H8) 1.35
Perfluorohexylethane (O62) 1.62
Fully Fluorinated Hydrocarbons
Perfluorooctane (nPFO) 1.77
Perfluorodecalin 1.92
Heavy Silicone Oils
Densiron 68 1.06
Oxane HD 1.02