Phase transitions in films of lung surfactant at the air-water interface

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2983-2995

  Nag, Kaushik ^a,c   Perez Gil, Jesus ^b   Ruano, Miguel L F ^b   Worthman, Lynn Anne D ^a   Stewart, June ^a   Casals, Cristina ^b   Keough, Kevin M W ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; FILM; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYMERIZATION; PRESSURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 0031835452     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)78005-1     Document Type: Article

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