Leland Clark
American chemist
Died when: 86 years 295 days (1041 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Leland C.Clark Jr. (December 4, 1918 – September 25, 2005) was an American biochemist born in Rochester, New York.He is most well known as the inventor of the Clark electrode, a device used for measuring oxygen in blood, water and other liquids.
Clark is considered the "father of biosensors", and the modern-day glucose sensor used daily by millions of diabetics is based on his research.
He conducted pioneering research on heart-lung machines in the 1940s and '50s and was holder of more than 25 patents.
Although he developed a fluorocarbon-based liquid that could be breathed successfully by mice in place of air, his lifelong goal of developing artificial blood remained unfulfilled at the time of his death.
He is the inventor of Oxycyte, a third-generation perfluorocarbon (PFC) therapeutic oxygen carrier designed to enhance oxygen delivery to damaged tissues.
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