| dc.contributor.advisor | Mark Johnson. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Morris, Jonathan Scott, 1973- | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2006-08-25T18:48:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2006-08-25T18:48:32Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 1998 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 1998 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33822 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1998. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-138). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Lung surfactant is essential to respiratory function. Surfactant dysfunction in adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is associated with an increase in the minimum surface tension achieved on compression which can result in alveolar collapse and decreased lung compliance. Knowledge of the interfacial characteristics of lung surfactant and its constituents is essential to an understanding of the biophysics of surfactant dysfunction ... | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Jonathan Scott Morris. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 138 leaves | en_US |
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| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | |
| dc.subject | Mechanical Engineering | en_US |
| dc.title | Characterization of the dynamic behavior of lung surfactant and its components | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | S.M. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering | en_US |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 42997217 | en_US |
