Leland Clark, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leland Clark

American chemist

Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1918

Place of Birth: Rochester, New York, United States

Date of Death: 25-Sep-2005

Profession: inventor, chemist, physiologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac 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.