Synthetic lung surfactant

Patent Granted Synthetic pulmonary surfactants Colfosceril palmitate (Exosurf) - a mixture of DPPC with hexadecanol and tyloxapol added as spreading agents Pumactant (Artificial Lung Expanding Compound or ALEC) - a mixture of DPPC and PG KL-4 - composed of DPPC, palmitoyl-oleoyl phosphatidylglycerol, and palmitic acid, combined with a 21 amino acid synthetic peptide that mimics the structural characteristics of SP-B. Venticute - DPPC, PG, palmitic acid and recombinant SP-C