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November 4, 2025Journal of Fluid MechanicsOpen Access

Surfactant-laden film lining an oscillating cap: nonlinear dynamics and monolayer collapse

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VBV. BontozoglouUniversity of Thessaly

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Numerical analysis demonstrates that oscillations cause monolayer collapse and affect shear stress in surfactant reservoirs, suggesting implications for respiratory homeostasis.

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Monolayer collapse alters shear stress and volumetric flow rate with implications for lung function.
Study finds internal surfactant reservoir replenishes during oscillation, impacting epithelial shear.
Key mechanisms include Marangoni stresses driving flow and surfactant drift affecting alveolar homeostasis.
Surfactant displacement speed and drift are solubility-dependent, influencing particle transport in alveoli.

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V. Bontozoglou (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/690945348f2297dc13532f22 https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2025.10798

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Numerical analysis demonstrates that oscillations cause monolayer collapse and affect shear stress in surfactant reservoirs, suggesting implications for respiratory homeostasis.

Surfactant-laden film lining an oscillating cap: nonlinear dynamics and monolayer collapse

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Surfactant-laden film lining an oscillating cap: nonlinear dynamics and monolayer collapse

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