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Pulmonary surfactant: phase behavior and function.

Barbora Piknova·Vincent Schram·Stephen B Hall
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Pulmonary surfactant functions by first flowing rapidly into the alveolar air/water interface, but then resisting collapse from the surface when the adsorbed interfacial film is compressed during exhalation. Widely accepted models emphasize the importance of phase behavior in both processes. Recent studies show, however, that fluidity is a relatively minor determinant of adsorption and that solid films, which resist collapse, can form by kinetic processes unrelated to equilibrium phase behavior.

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1,2-DipalmitoylphosphatidylcholineAdsorptionAirLipidsProteolipidsPulmonary AlveoliPulmonary SurfactantsSurface TensionWaterJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.Review

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Barbora Piknova, Vincent Schram, Stephen B Hall. 2002. Pulmonary surfactant: phase behavior and function.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0959-440x(02)00352-4

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