Also: hyperbaric oxygen, oxygen-generating biomaterials
Oxygen under pressure is used in hyperbaric medicine, and materials that slowly release oxygen are studied to keep cells alive in implants.
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Gholipourmalekabadi and colleagues reviewed oxygen-generating biomaterials for tissue engineering.
As reported in: Gholipourmalekabadi, Zhao, Harrison et al. (2016). Oxygen-Generating Biomaterials: A New, Viable Paradigm for Tissue Engineering?. Trends in Biotechnology. doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2016.05.012
Thom reviewed how hyperbaric oxygen works and where it helps.
As reported in: Thom (2011). Hyperbaric Oxygen: Its Mechanisms and Efficacy. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181fbe2bf
Pedraza and colleagues used an oxygen-generating material to protect insulin-producing cells from low oxygen.
As reported in: Pedraza, Coronel, Fraker et al. (2012). Preventing hypoxia-induced cell death in beta cells and islets via hydrolytically activated, oxygen-generating biomaterials. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi:10.1073/pnas.1113560109