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 …

Mechanical ventilation is necessary and life saving in many neonates. Most complications
are inherent to this intervention and cannot be confused with iatrogenic errors in judgment or …

The respiratory epithelium has evolved to produce a complicated network of extracellular
membranes that are essential for breathing and, ultimately, survival. Surfactant membranes …

Positive pressure ventilation is a radical departure from the physiology of breathing
spontaneously. The immediate physiological consequences of positive pressure ventilation …

A molecular film of pulmonary surfactant strongly reduces the surface tension of the lung
epithelium–air interface. Human pulmonary surfactant contains 5–10% cholesterol by mass …

Quaternary ammonium compounds (eg, benzalkonium chloride (BAC) and cetylpyridinium
chloride (CPC)) constitute a group of cationic surfactants are widely used for personal …

Pulmonary surfactant is a complex mixture of lipids and proteins that forms a surface-active
film at the air-water interface of alveoli capable of reducing surface tension to near 0mN/m …

In adult respiratory distress syndrome, the primary function of pulmonary surfactant to
strongly reduce the surface tension of the air-alveolar interface is impaired, resulting in …

The aqueous lining of the lung surface exposed to the air is covered by lung surfactant, a
film consisting of lipid and protein components. The main function of lung surfactant is to …

Ion binding and lipid ionization of the acidic phospholipid 1, 2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-
phosphoglycerol (DMPG) in monolayers was studied by measuring the lateral pressure Π as …