Surfactants are chemical compounds that decrease the surface tension or interfacial tension between two liquids, a liquid and a gas, or a liquid and a...
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Infant respiratory distress syndrome (redirect from Surfactant deficiency)
Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS), also known as surfactant deficiency disorder (SDD), and previously called hyaline membrane disease (HMD),...
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Pulmonary surfactant is a surface-active complex of phospholipids and proteins formed by type II alveolar cells. The proteins and lipids that make up the...
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biocides to fight bacterial growth, etc. The word surfactant is short for surface active agent. Surfactants are compounds that lower the surface tension of...
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Surfactant leaching of acrylic (latex) paints, also known as exudate staining, streak staining, streaking, weeping, exudation, etc., occurs when the freshly...
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Galaxy Surfactants Ltd. is an Indian multinational specialty chemical company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is a manufacturer of surfactants and...
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Surfactant therapy is the medical administration of exogenous surfactant. Surfactants used in this manner are typically instilled directly into the trachea...
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(CMC) is defined as the concentration of surfactants above which micelles form and all additional surfactants added to the system will form micelles. The...
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Pulmonary alveolus (section Surfactant)
two of the glycolipids of pulmonary surfactant. Impaired surfactant regulation can cause an accumulation of surfactant proteins to build up in the alveoli...
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Benzalkonium chloride (category Cationic surfactants)
chloride (ADBAC) and by the trade name Zephiran, is a type of cationic surfactant. It is an organic salt classified as a quaternary ammonium compound. ADBACs...
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micellae, respectively) is an aggregate (or supramolecular assembly) of surfactant amphipathic lipid molecules dispersed in a liquid, forming a colloidal...
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is used to treat pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, in which excess lung surfactant proteins prevent the patient from breathing. Some sources consider it...
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Oil dispersant (section Surfactants)
supertanker Torrey Canyon leaked oil onto the English coastline. Alkylphenol surfactants were primarily used to break up the oil, but proved very toxic in the...
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Surfactant protein C (SP-C), is one of the pulmonary surfactant proteins. In humans this is encoded by the SFTPC gene. It is a membrane protein. SFTPC...
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Sodium laureth sulfate (category Anionic surfactants)
(SLES), also called sodium alkylethersulfate, is an anionic detergent and surfactant found in many personal care products (soaps, shampoos, toothpaste, etc...
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structure. The extent of surfactant inhibition depends on both the concentration of surfactant and meconium. If the surfactant concentration is low, even...
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Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (category Zwitterionic surfactants)
phosphatidylcholine head-group. It is the main constituent of pulmonary surfactants, which reduces the work of breathing and prevents alveolar collapse during...
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Foaming agent (category Surfactants)
foaming agent is a material such as a surfactant or a blowing agent that facilitates the formation of foam. A surfactant, when present in small amounts, reduces...
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Thermodynamics of micellization (section Surfactants)
(CMC) of a surfactant is one of the parameters in the Gibbs free energy of micellization. The concentration at which the monomeric surfactants self-assemble...
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Surfactant metabolism dysfunction is a condition where pulmonary surfactant is insufficient for adequate respiration. Surface tension at the liquid-air...
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Emulsion polymerization (section Surfactants)
that usually starts with an emulsion incorporating water, monomers, and surfactants. The most common type of emulsion polymerization is an oil-in-water emulsion...
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generally made by combining a surfactant, most often sodium lauryl sulfate or sodium laureth sulfate, with a co-surfactant, most often cocamidopropyl betaine...
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Polysorbate 80 (category Non-ionic surfactants)
Polysorbate 80 is a nonionic surfactant and emulsifier often used in pharmaceuticals, foods, and cosmetics. This synthetic compound is a viscous, water-soluble...
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Sapindus mukorossi (section Surfactant)
(2009) found that extracts from the soapnut can be used as an organic surfactant to increase the mobility of oil from the fields. In addition, researchers...
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Surfactant protein A2 (SP-A2), also known as Pulmonary surfactant-associated protein A2 (PSP-A2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SFTPA2...
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Surfactant leaching is a method of water and soil decontamination, e.g., for oil recovery in petroleum industry. It involves mixing of contaminated water...
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Pulmonary surfactant is used as a medication to treat and prevent respiratory distress syndrome in newborn babies. Prevention is generally done in babies...
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Enhanced oil recovery (redirect from Surfactant adsorption in enhanced oil recovery)
the amount of oil recovered in some formations. Dilute solutions of surfactants such as petroleum sulfonates or biosurfactants such as rhamnolipids may...
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Surfactant protein A is an innate immune system collectin. It is water-soluble and has collagen-like domains similar to SP-D. It is part of the innate...
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the surfactant molecules undergoing flocculation. Surfactants in such a crystalline state will only solubilize and form micelles if another surfactant assists...
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