Nanotechnology is a rapidly expanding field that has very promising applications that will
improve industry, medicine, and consumer products. However, despite the growing …

With the increasing industrial and biomedical applications of engineered nanomaterials
(ENMs), concerns have been raised regarding the increased risk of exposure. Exposure to …

Lung surfactant is a complex mixture of lipids and proteins which plays a major role in the
respiratory cycle. This makes necessary to understand the effects of different external factors …

The paper highlights and discusses the role of interfacial phenomena in the interactions
between inhaled solid particles with different properties (size, structure, surface …

The interaction of carbon black particles (CB) with 1, 2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycerol-3-
phosphocholine (DPPC) at the water/air interface has been investigated by means of a pool …

This work investigates influence of different aluminosillicate nanoparticles (NPs) which are
found in air in selected workplaces on the properties of the phospholipid (DPPC) monolayer …

The effect of the incorporation of hydrophilic titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles on the
interfacial properties of Langmuir monolayers of 1, 2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycerol-3 …

We studied the mechanical and structural properties of mixed surface layers composed by 1,
2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) and silica nanoparticles (NPs). These …

Background Despite their growing popularity, the potential respiratory toxicity of electronic
cigarettes (e-cigarettes) remains largely unknown. One potential aspect of e-cigarette toxicity …

The incorporation of silica nanoparticles (NPs) from the subphase into Langmuir lipid
monolayers formed by three components, 1, 2-Dipalmitoyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphocholine …