Moderators: Chantal Darquenne (University of California at San Diego) and Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser (Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Switzerland)

Adsorption of Pulmonary Surfactant Proteins to Nanoscale Drug Carriers:  Implications for Targeting Alveolar Macrophages

CA Ruge¹, Olga Cañadas², UF Schaefer¹, C Casals² and CM Lehr^1,3

¹Department of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Saarland University, D-66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
² Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, Universidad Complutense, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
³Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz-Center for Infectious Diseases (HZI), Saarland University, D-66123 Saarbrücken, Germany

Immortalization of Primary Human Alveolar Epithelial Cells:  Development of a new In Vitro Model of the Air-Blood Barrier

A Kuehn¹, D Wirth², T May², H Huwer³, N Daum¹, C-M Lehr¹

¹Drug Delivery, Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, Campus A4₁, Saarland University, Saarbruecken, Germany
²Gene Regulation and Differentiation, Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstr. 7, Braunschweig, Germany
³SHG Clinics, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Voelklingen Heart Center, Richardstr., Voelklingen, Germany

Streamlined Designs to Reduce Aerosol Deposition Losses in Circuits used for Invasive and Non-Invasive Ventilation

L Golshahi¹, M Azimi¹,M Hindle¹,PW Longest^1,2

¹Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States of America
²Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States of America

Pharmacokinetics of Cpzen-45, a Novel Anti-Tuberculosis Drug in Male Guinea Pigs

SNM Hanif¹, P Durham²,D Raghuvanshi¹, AJ Hickey²,L Garcia Contreras¹

¹The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, United States of America
²RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States of America

Effects of Inhaled Nanoparticles on the Susceptible Population – In Vitro Evolution

N Jeannet¹, M Fierz², D Egli², P Steigmeier², ZS Juranyi², M Kalberer³, H Burtscher², M Geiser¹

¹Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, BERN, Switzerland
²Institute of Aerosol and Sensor Technology, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, WINDISCH, Switzerland
³Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom