Characterization of the In Situ Structural and Interfacial Properties of the Cationic Hydrophobic Heteropolypeptide, KL4, in Lung Surfactant Bilayer and Monolayer Models at the Air−Water Interface: Implications for Pulmonary Surfactant Delivery

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 681-695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi M. Mansour ◽  
Srinivasan Damodaran ◽  
George Zografi
Soft Matter ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (42) ◽  
pp. 8475-8482
Author(s):  
Giovanni Li-Destri ◽  
Roberta Ruffino ◽  
Nunzio Tuccitto ◽  
Giovanni Marletta

We have developed a novel experimental method, which enables quantitative determination of interaction forces between interfacial nanoparticles as a function of the inter-particle distance at liquid interfaces.


Langmuir ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 934-940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Méthot ◽  
Philippe Desmeules ◽  
David Vaknin ◽  
François Boucher ◽  
Christian Salesse

1986 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 2606-2612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masami Kawaguchi ◽  
Masahito Sano ◽  
Yen Lane Chen ◽  
George Zografi ◽  
Hyuk Yu

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (14) ◽  
pp. 4155
Author(s):  
Alexander V. Shokurov ◽  
Daria S. Kutsybala ◽  
Andrey P. Kroitor ◽  
Alexander A. Dmitrienko ◽  
Alexander G. Martynov ◽  
...  

Coordination-induced spin crossover (CISCO) in nickel(II) porphyrinates is an intriguing phenomenon that is interesting from both fundamental and practical standpoints. However, in most cases, realization of this effect requires extensive synthetic protocols or extreme concentrations of extra-ligands. Herein we show that CISCO effect can be prompted for the commonly available nickel(II) tetraphenylporphyrinate, NiTPP, upon deposition of this complex at the air/water interface together with a ruthenium(II) phthalocyaninate, CRPcRu(pyz)2, bearing two axial pyrazine ligands. The latter was used as a molecular guiderail to align Ni···Ru···Ni metal centers for pyrazine coordination upon lateral compression of the system, which helps bring the two macrocycles closer together and forces the formation of Ni–pyz bonds. The fact of Ni(II) porphyrinate switching from low- to high-spin state upon acquiring additional ligands can be conveniently observed in situ via reflection-absorption UV-vis spectroscopy. The reversible nature of this interaction allows for dissociation of Ni–pyz bonds, and thus, change of nickel cation spin state, upon expansion of the monolayer.


2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakesh Kumar Harishchandra ◽  
Mohammed Saleem ◽  
Hans-Joachim Galla

One of the most important functions of the lung surfactant monolayer is to form the first line of defence against inhaled aerosols such as nanoparticles (NPs), which remains largely unexplored. We report here, for the first time, the interaction of polyorganosiloxane NPs (AmorSil20: 22 nm in diameter) with lipid monolayers characteristic of alveolar surfactant. To enable a better understanding, the current knowledge about an established model surface film that mimics the surface properties of the lung is reviewed and major results originating from our group are summarized. The pure lipid components dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine and dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol have been used to study the biophysical behaviour of their monolayer films spread at the air–water interface in the presence of NPs. Film balance measurements combined with video-enhanced fluorescence microscopy have been used to investigate the formation of domain structures and the changes in the surface pattern induced by NPs. We are able to show that NPs are incorporated into lipid monolayers with a clear preference for defect structures at the fluid–crystalline interface leading to a considerable monolayer expansion and fluidization. NPs remain at the air–water interface probably by coating themselves with lipids in a self-assembly process, thereby exhibiting hydrophobic surface properties. We also show that the domain structure in lipid layers containing surfactant protein C, which is potentially responsible for the proper functioning of surfactant material, is considerably affected by NPs.


1981 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 1108-1114 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Goerke ◽  
J. Gonzales

Dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine is the principal component of lung surfactant, and knowledge of its behavior as a film spread at the air-water interface is essential for understanding how lung surfactant itself works. We therefore studied the collapse rates of very low surface tension air-water monolayers of dipalmitoyl, dimyristoyl, and palmitoyl-myristoyl phosphatidylcholines at different temperatures. In each case we found that the monolayers abruptly became unstable at temperature 3–4 degree C above their bulk lipid-water phase transition temperatures (Tc). This accords with a comparable increase in Tc occurring in bulk systems subjected to high pressure. These findings are also consistent with the behavior of isolated rat lungs, which have been found to require higher transmural pressures to maintain a given volume on deflation when kept at temperature above the Tc of dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine.


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