Stop and go particle transport in the peripheral airways? A model study.
Using an experimental model, it has been demonstrated that the compression and expansion of a monomolecular film permits a unidirectional transport of particles which are present on this film. The possibility of similar transport mechanisms in the peripheral airways is discussed as one can assume that analogous dynamic conditions exist in the peripheral airways for the surfactant film.
D001980:Bronchi / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008863:Microspheres; D008954:Models, Biological; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000502:physiology; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate / Q000494:pharmacology; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate