TITLE:
The Impact of pH and Air on the Phospholipid Nanostructure Surface
AUTHORS:
M. Sojka, Z. Pawlak
KEYWORDS:
PLs Bilayers, Wettability, PLs Flip-Flop, Pleural, Cartilage Surface, Human Stomach Tissue
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Orthopedics,
Vol.11 No.12,
December
30,
2021
ABSTRACT: Phospholipids
(PLs) in the form of nanostructures are widely employed as a lubricant and
antimicrobial agent. The cartilage (AC) surface was characterized using
wettability test fresh and depleted AC samples. Cartilage wet surface exposure
to air causes increase in surface wettability from 0 to 104 degrees. Effect is explained by
flip-flop of the PLs molecules in membrane. The hydrophilic and hydrophobic
character of cartilage was determined. Microscopic image of PLs bilayers
adsorbed on the surface of pleural tissues and human stomach will be compared
with cartilage tissue.