Pulmonary surfactant is a complex and highly surface active material composed of lipids and
proteins which is found in the fluid lining the alveolar surface of the lungs. Surfactant …

The first successful clinical pilot studies of surfactant replacement were published about 20
years ago as a logical extension of experimental studies showing beneficial effects in pre …

Pulmonary surfactant (PS) is a lipid-protein complex essential to stabilise the delicate
structure of mammalian alveoli along with successive compression-expansion respiratory …

Pulmonary surfactant (PS) is a complicated mixture of approximately 90% lipids and 10%
proteins. It plays an important role in maintaining normal respiratory mechanics by reducing …

Pulmonary surfactant is a surface active material composed of both lipids and proteins that is
produced by alveolar type II pneumocytes. Abnormalities of surfactant in the immature lung …

This article starts with a brief account of the history of research on pulmonary surfactant. We
will then discuss the morphological aspects and composition of the pulmonary surfactant …

Pulmonary surfactant reduces the surface tension of the alveolar air-liquid interface, thereby
providing mechanical stability and preventing alveolar atelectasis. More than 50% of …

Pulmonary surfactant is a chemically heterogeneous material that provides a stable, low
surface tension within the lung, thereby preventing alveolar collapse at low transpulmonary …

To perform its function as the organ for gas exchange, the lung of the adult human interfaces
directly with its environment through a surface of approximately 150 m2. This extensive …

There has been much resurgence of interest in surfactant over the last decade. Great
advances are being made in developing sources and forms of exogenous surfactant to …