GAS BASED WOUND AND TISSUE THERAPEUTICS

1 .- 126 . (canceled)

127 . An article of manufacture comprising a therapeutic gas storage form and a perfluorocarbon, wherein when the therapeutic gas storage form is an oxygen storage form, it is in a first compartment and separated by a gas-permeable and liquid-impermeable material from the perfluorocarbon which is in a second compartment.

128 . The article of manufacture of claim 127 , wherein the oxygen storage form is hydrogen peroxide, or wherein the therapeutic gas is nitric oxide, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, or hydrogen sulfide.

129 . The article of manufacture of claim 127 , wherein the perfluorocarbon is perfluoro-tert-butylcyclohexane or wherein the therapeutic gas storage form is in the form of a tablet.

130 . The article of manufacture of claim 127 , wherein the therapeutic gas storage form is in a first compartment and the perfluorocarbon is in a second compartment.

131 . The article of manufacture of claim 130 , wherein the first and second compartments are separated by a gas-permeable and liquid-impermeable material.

132 . The article of manufacture of claim 130 , wherein the first compartment further comprises a catalyst for releasing the therapeutic gas from the therapeutic gas storage form, or wherein the article of manufacture further comprises a second different therapeutic gas.

133 . The article of manufacture of claim 130 , in the form of a bandage, wherein a substantially gas-tight cover is on one side of the first compartment, the second compartment is on the opposite side of the first compartment, and a rayon mesh is on the side of the second compartment which is opposite first compartment.

134 . A bandage comprising:

i) a substantially gas-permeable cover;

ii) a layer comprising a perfluorocarbon; and

iii) a rayon mesh;

Or

a) a substantially gas-tight cover;

b) a first layer comprising a therapeutic gas storage form;

c) a membrane;

d) a second layer comprising a perfluorocarbon; and

e) a rayon mesh,

wherein the membrane separates the first and the second layers.

135 . The bandage of claim 134 , wherein the therapeutic gas is oxygen.

136 . The bandage of claim 134 , wherein the therapeutic gas storage form is hydrogen peroxide, or in the form of a tablet.

137 . The bandage of claim 134 , wherein the perfluorocarbon is perfluoro-tert-butylcyclohexane.

138 . The bandage of claim 134 , wherein the membrane is gas-permeable and liquid-impermeable.

139 . The bandage of claim 134 , wherein the first layer further comprises a catalyst for releasing the therapeutic gas from the therapeutic gas storage form.

140 . A method of delivering a therapeutic gas to a tissue in a subject comprising administering or topically administering to the tissue a solid or semi-solid composition comprising a perfluorocarbon and a therapeutic gas storage form, wherein when the therapeutic gas storage form is an oxygen storage form, it is separated from the perfluorocarbon by a gas-permeable and liquid-impermeable material, so as to thereby deliver the therapeutic gas to the tissue.

141 . The method of claim 140 , wherein the oxygen storage form is hydrogen peroxide, or the therapeutic gas is nitric oxide, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, or hydrogen sulfide.

142 . The method of claim 140 , wherein the perfluorocarbon is perfluoro-tert-butylcyclohexane.

143 . The method of claim 140 , wherein the therapeutic gas storage form is in the form of a tablet.

144 . The method of claim 140 , wherein the perfluorocarbon and the therapeutic gas storage form are separated by a gas-permeable and liquid-impermeable material.

145 . The method of claim 140 , wherein the composition further comprises a catalyst for releasing the therapeutic gas from the therapeutic gas storage form, or a second different therapeutic gas.

146 . The method of claim 140 , wherein the composition is in the form of a bandage.