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    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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    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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    also called respiratory distress syndrome of newborn, or increasingly surfactant deficiency disorder (SDD), and previously called hyaline membrane disease...
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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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  • (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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  • 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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    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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    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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