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Surface Chemistry and Interfacial Biophysics of Meibum and Meibum--Benzalkonium Chloride Films: Implications for Tear Film Lipid Layer
Jianzhong Chen, Yiming Zhang, Thai Minh Han Nguyen, Vladimir V. Tsukruk
This paper investigates the compressibility of meibum films to demonstrate gel-like behavior of the tear film lipid layer, supported by surface pressure-area isotherms and lipid composition analysis.
DOI 10.64898/2026.06.13.731656