E-cigarette aerosol exposure of pulmonary surfactant impairs its surface tension reducing function
E. Graham, L. McCaig, G. Shui-Kei Lau, A. Tejura, A. Cao, Y. Y. Zuo, R. Veldhuizen
This study shows that e-cigarette aerosol exposure increases the minimum surface tension of pulmonary surfactant, impairing its function and potentially contributing to lung injury.
bioRxiv · Aug 16, 2022Biophysics