Synthetic Blood: A Question for the Community

[lolofox]

I'm new to NoBlood.org. having learned about it via yesterday's article in the Los Angeles Times.

Several companies, including Synthetic Blood International, are in FDA trials to create a blood substitute. Would the use of such a blood substitute be acceptable to those in this community?

As background, here are the basics on Synthetic Blood's product Oxycyte which is now in Phase II FDA trials:

Oxycyte is an oxygen-carrying intravenous emulsion that can carry five times more oxygen than hemoglobin, making it an effective means of transporting oxygen to tissues and carbon dioxide to the lungs for disposal. New applications of oxygen therapeutic agents include stroke, myocardial infarction, and certain malignant diseases.

So...what do you think?

Thanks in advance.