Structural and Interfacial Aspects of Particle Retention

Health Sciences Center University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta, Canada 

In the present chapter we first describe structural aspects of the conducting airways and alveoli, including the epithelial cells, the extracellular aqueous layer, and the surfactant film at the air-liquid interfaee. 

In the second part, we foeus on the biophysieal aspeets of particle retention, mainly on the interaetions of particles with the surfaetant film at the air-wall 

Marcel Dekker, Inc. 270 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 

In the third part, we describe the methods of studying particle retention. We thereby focus on techniques that allow quantitative studies concomitant with qualitative ultrastructural analyses, and on new methods to preserve the extracellular lining layer with the surfactant film at the air-liquid interface. 

---