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Surface Properties and Function of Alveolar and Airway Surfactant
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Kosaric, Naim Sukan, Fazilet Vardar |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Description | I. Alveolar Surfactant 287 II. Estimating the Tension at the Pulmonary Air-Water Interface: In Vitro Methods 290 A. The Langmuir-Wilhelmy method 290 B. The pulsating bubble surfactometer 292 C. The captive bubble method 292 III. Surface Tension-Area Relations 295 IV. Particle Displacement and Airway Surfactant 297 V. Particle Surfactant Interactions 299 VI. Conclusions 303 I. ALVEOLAR SURFACTANT The pulmonary air-liquid interfacial film reduces the surface tension in the parenchyma to less than 1 mN/m on lung deflation. In addition to a low and stable surface tension, interdependence provided by the fibrous network enables the lung to maintain a large alveolar surface area (approximately 140 m2 in the adult human lung) necessary for efficient gas exchange [1]. Book Name: Biosurfactants |
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| Ending Page | 320 |
| Page Count | 18 |
| Starting Page | 303 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9780585355702-19 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2010-03-17 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Biosurfactants Respiratory System Surface Tension |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |