Abstract
Interaction between hydrophobic nanoparticles (NPs) and a pulmonary surfactant (PS) film leads to a shift in molecular packing of surfactant molecules in the PS film around the interacting NPs. The resultant structural arrangement of surfactants around the NPs may be a potential structural factor responsible for their high retention ability within the film. Moreover, during this interaction, surfactant molecules coat the NPs and change their surface properties.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1069-1075 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Small |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 26 2014 |
Keywords
- atomic force microscopy
- monolayers
- nanomanipulation
- nanoparticles
- pulmonary surfactants