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LIPO described in Science its artificial surfactant based on a lipid system that rearranges molecular shape to hasten lipid transfer to the air-water interface in the lungs. The system contains dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE), and cholesterol. It is stable at room temperature, but at body temperature it spreads rapidly across the lung surface. ...