Pulmonary surfactant self-assembles into a functional film of defined molecular architecture irrespective of concentration and solvent of the spreading solution: A fluorescence and atomic force microscopy study

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 210-216

  Sherley, Jillian ^a   Amrein, Matthias ^a   Leonenko, Zoya ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; BLES; Concentration; Fluorescence microscopy; Pulmonary surfactant

Indexed keywords

BOVINE LIPID EXTRACT SURFACTANT; CHLOROFORM; LUNG SURFACTANT; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG RELEASE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILM; LIPID MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 58149086360     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2008.022     Document Type: Article

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