Fluorescence light microscopy of pulmonary surfactant at the air-water interface of an air bubble of adjustable size

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 547-555

  Knebel, D ^a,b   Sieber, M ^a   Reichert, R ^a   Galla, H J ^a   Amrein, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b JPK Instruments AG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; LUNG SURFACTANT; SURFACTANT PROTEIN C; WATER;

ADSORPTION; AIR; ARTICLE; FILM; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID MONOLAYER; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG MECHANICS; MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE TRANSITION; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0036286325     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)75190-4     Document Type: Article

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