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Without surfactant, the wet surfaces of the alveoli in your lungs would stick together and your lungs would not be able to expand.
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What is the interfacial properties of surfactant solution?
What is the interfacial properties of surfactant solution?
What are the ingredients in organic shampoo?
The proclaimed organic and natural shampoo would contain vitamin and oil extracted from plant base. Some would use organic base surfactant derived from plant which is of no difference in term of performance or toxicity compared to petroleum derived surfactant.
Is sorbitol a surfactant?
Yes it is!
Cas number of Triton DF-20 surfactant?
28805-58-5 < 63.0 %;Anionic surfactant blend > 35.0 %
Is cyclodextrin a nonionic surfactant?
yes
Why is surfactant important in alveoli?
Surfactant reduces the surface tension within in your lungs, your alveoli have a wet surface and if surfactant were not present they would stick together causing a difficulty in expanding your thoracic cavity-so you wouldn't be able to breath without surfactant.
What would in surfactant absence?
In the event of surfactant absence in the lungs they would collapse and pulminary functioning would be reduced dramatically. Surfactants are critical in maintaining proper lung function by reducing surface tension and making it easier to breathe.
Why is propyleneglycol an ingredient in toothpaste in why is it only present in tiny amounts?
Propyleneglycol is used as wetting agent and surfactant in toothpaste.
What would happen to cell reproduction if thr nucleus of a cell were not present?
The cell would not reproduce if the nucleus is not present
What do surfactant allow to exist?
Surfactant molecules allow many things to exist. This would include alveoli in the lungs, and particles of colloidal dimensions, such as micelle.
What do surfactant do?
A surface-active agent 'surfactant' usually cleans something. ie -soap is a surfactant.
Surfactant that cover the respiratory membranes?
Surfactant is pleural fluid.
What would happen to life if the ozone layer was not present?
we'd be dead..
What is the interfacial properties of surfactant solution?
What is the interfacial properties of surfactant solution?
What do Type 2 alveolar cells secrete?
secrete surfactant
What does a surfactant do?
The main function or job of a surfactant is to reduce surface tension. This process is used on liquids while it dissolves.
How effective is surfactant therapy?
Normally surfactant replacement therapy keeps the infant alive until the lungs start producing their own surfactant.
