Interfacial properties of pulmonary surfactant layers

R Wüstneck, J Perez-Gil, N Wüstneck, A Cruz… - … in colloid and interface …, 2005 - Elsevier
interfacial behavior of the alveolar lining film and the role of the different surface active
components of the pulmonary surfactant, … the composition of the pulmonary surfactant, the border …

Molecular interactions in pulmonary surfactant films

J Pérez-Gil - Neonatology, 2002 - karger.com
… In this sense, data are lacking on the in vivo composition of the surfactant interfacial films as
… SB: Lateral phase separation in interfacial films of pulmonary surfactant. Biophys J 1996;71:…

[HTML][HTML] Role of pulmonary surfactant components in surface film formation and dynamics

EJA Veldhuizen, HP Haagsman - Biochimica et biophysica acta (bba) …, 2000 - Elsevier
interface during inspiration. SP-C’s main functions are to exclude non-DPPC lipids from the
interface … tension reduction by pulmonary surfactant and the role of the surfactant proteins in …

[HTML][HTML] Structures of pulmonary surfactant films adsorbed to an air–liquid interface in vitro

H Bachofen, U Gerber, P Gehr, M Amrein… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2005 - Elsevier
… The films appear heterogeneous, and frequent vesicular and multi-lamellar film segments
are seen associated with the interfacial films. These features are seen already upon film

Lateral phase separation in interfacial films of pulmonary surfactant

BM Discher, KM Maloney, WR Schief, DW Grainger… - Biophysical journal, 1996 - cell.com
… in films of pulmonary surfactant, we used epifluorescence microscopy and Brewster angle
microscopy (BAM) to study spread films ofcalf lung surfactant … by a liquid-expanded film. The …

[HTML][HTML] Restoring pulmonary surfactant membranes and films at the respiratory surface

M Echaide, C Autilio, R Arroyo, J Perez-Gil - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2017 - Elsevier
… , surfactant forms interfacial films at the air-water interface, reducing dramatically surface
tension and thus stabilizing the air-exposed interface to … The absence or deficiency of surfactant

Lung surfactants and different contributions to thin film stability

E Hermans, MS Bhamla, P Kao, GG Fuller, J Vermant - Soft matter, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
pulmonary surfactant at high concentrations. In consideration of the stability of the thin surfactant
films, … an air–solution interface in the presence of the surfactants employed in this study. …

Methods and models to investigate the physicochemical functionality of pulmonary surfactant

F Ravera, R Miller, YY Zuo, BA Noskov… - … in Colloid & Interface …, 2021 - Elsevier
… The pulmonary surfactant (PS) is a complex mixture of lipids and … of PS films or interfacial
films made by major constituents of the natural PS. As breathing is a highly dynamic interfacial

[HTML][HTML] Structure of pulmonary surfactant membranes and films: the role of proteins and lipid–protein interactions

J Pérez-Gil - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2008 - Elsevier
… Besides temperature and compression, packing of phospholipids in bilayers and
interfacial films is also modulated by the presence of cholesterol. Cholesterol is an important …

Phase transitions in films of lung surfactant at the air-water interface

K Nag, J Perez-Gil, MLF Ruano, LAD Worthman… - Biophysical journal, 1998 - cell.com
Pulmonary surfactant maintains a putative surface-active film at the air-alveolar fluid interface
… transitions in LSE films at the air-water interface are affected by film cycling, calcium, and …