The past and the future of Langmuir and Langmuir–Blodgett films

ON Oliveira Jr, L Caseli, K Ariga - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) technique, through which monolayers are transferred from the
air/water interface onto a solid substrate, was the first method to allow for the controlled …

Interactions of particulate matter and pulmonary surfactant: Implications for human health

F Wang, J Liu, H Zeng - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2020 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM), which is the primary contributor to air pollution, has become a
pervasive global health threat. When PM enters into a respiratory tract, the first body tissues …

Promote potential applications of nanoparticles as respiratory drug carrier: insights from molecular dynamics simulations

X Lin, T Bai, YY Zuo, N Gu - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanoparticles (NPs) show great promises in biomedical applications as the respiratory drug
carrier system. Once reaching the alveolar region, NPs first interact with the pulmonary …

Multiscale self-assembly of distinctive weblike structures from evaporated drops of dilute american whiskeys

AD Carrithers, MJ Brown, MZ Rashed, S Islam… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
When a sessile droplet of a complex mixture evaporates, its nonvolatile components may
deposit into various patterns. One such phenomena, the coffee ring effect, has been a topic …

Fluid Films as Models for Understanding the Impact of Inhaled Particles in Lung Surfactant Layers

E Guzmán - Coatings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pollution is currently a public health problem associated with different cardiovascular and
respiratory diseases. These are commonly originated as a result of the pollutant transport to …

Understanding the collapse mechanism in Langmuir monolayers through polarization modulation-infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy

TE Goto, L Caseli - Langmuir, 2013 - ACS Publications
The collapse of films at the air–water interface is related to a type of 2D-to-3D transition that
occurs when a Langmuir monolayer is compressed beyond its stability limit. Studies on this …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the effect of particle size on pulmonary surfactant phase behavior

AT Kodama, CC Kuo, T Boatwright, M Dennin - Biophysical Journal, 2014 - cell.com
We study the impact of the addition of particles of a range of sizes on the phase transition
behavior of lung surfactant under compression. Charged particles ranging from micro-to …

Fluid interfaces as models for the study of lipid-based films with biophysical relevance

PG Argudo, A Maestro, E Guzmán - Coatings, 2023 - mdpi.com
This comprehensive review aims to provide a deep insight into the fascinating field of
biophysics in living organisms through the study of model fluid interfaces that mimic specific …

Exploring Langmuir-Blodgett technique to investigate effect of various subphase conditions on monolayers formed by amphiphilic block co-polymers tetronic 701 and …

D Roy, B Naskar, T Bala - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tetronics are X-shaped octa block amphiphilic copolymer having multi-stimuli sensitive
chemical and physical properties due to the presence of central ethylenediamine …

A Review on Investigating the Interactions between Nanoparticles and the Pulmonary Surfactant Monolayer with Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Method

K Tang, X Cui - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Pulmonary drug delivery has garnered significant attention due to its targeted local lung
action, minimal toxic side effects, and high drug utilization. However, the physicochemical …