Experimental Lung Treatment Could Make Breathing Easier
Lung surfactant coats tiny air sacs in the lung. Without it, every breath is a struggle, like blowing up millions of little balloons. With surfactant, breathing is as easy as blowing soap bubbles.
by Joe Palca
May 01, 2018
1 minute
An engineer in California has an invention that she hopes will someday help people with damaged lungs breathe easier.
Stanford University's has developed a synthetic version of something called lung surfactant. Lung surfactant coats the tiny air sacs in the lung. Without
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