Pulmonary surfactant is a critical component of lung function in healthy individuals. It
functions in part by lowering surface tension in the alveoli, thereby allowing for breathing …

Formulation is an ancient concept, although the word has been used only recently. The first
formulations made our civilization advance by inventing bronze, steel, and gunpowder; then …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a major cause of hypoxemic respiratory
failure in adults, leading to the requirement for mechanical ventilation and poorer outcomes …

Prolonged exposure to environmental respirable toxicants can lead to the development and
worsening of severe respiratory diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Over the last few decades surface active compounds in aqueous media have proven to be
the most benign alternative for overcoming the difficulty of insolubility and hydrolytic …

How acute respiratory distress syndrome progresses from underlying disease or trauma is
poorly understood, and there are no generally accepted treatments resulting in a 40 …

The lining of the alveoli is covered by pulmonary surfactant, a complex mixture of surface-
active lipids and proteins that enables efficient gas exchange between inhaled air and the …

The input of chemical and physical sciences to life sciences is increasingly important.
Surface science as a complex multidisciplinary research area provides many relevant …

In this work, poly (lactide) nanoparticles were equipped with a bioinspired coating layer
based on poly [2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl phosphorylcholine] and then evaluated when …

The mitochondrion is an essential organelle enclosed by two membranes whose
functionalities depend on their very specific protein and lipid compositions. Proteins from the …