Pulmonary surfactant is a mixture of phospholipids and proteins synthesized in alveolar type-II cells that is necessary for maintaining alveolar expansion at end-expiration. Phospholipids comprise ...

Surfactant replacement therapy for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in preterm infants is a major breakthrough in neonatal medicine. Prophylactic or very early surfactant administration in very ...

Quantitative structure-activity analysis and molecular docking reveal competitive stabilization mechanism, enabling rational design of next-generation additives for sustainable sugar-platform ...

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers discuss the role of a surfactant-mediated inflammatory response employed by human lungs against the severe acute respiratory ...

Researchers from the Tohoku Univerisity, Japan, and Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Germany, critically review the use of surfactant-coated nanoparticles in the fields of nanomedicine and food ...

Preterm babies who need surfactant are given it using a minimally invasive technique if they do not need invasive ventilation. Surfactant can be given to preterm babies using a minimally invasive ...

In the next few weeks, a facial cleanser will hit the market based on a new surfactant: rhamnolipids. Booni Doon’s Calm Cleansing Capsules are one of the first consumer products in the US to feature ...

Sugar-based amphiphilic molecules, which contain a hydrophilic sugar headgroup and a hydrophobic segment such as an alkyl chain, can assemble in water depending on their concentration, forming ...