CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We have issued our report dated June 1, 2001, accompanying
the financial statements of Synthetic Blood International,
Inc. contained in the Registration Statement and Prospectus.
We consent to the use of the aforementioned report in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus, and to the use of our
name as it appears under the caption "Experts."

/s/  GRANT THORNTON LLP

Irvine, California
August 31, 2001

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