Table 1.

The compositions of the systems studied

System	Surfactant	Phospholipid or fatty acid	Sterol	Molar ratio %
QSS1	NaTC	PC*	Cholesterol	97.5:0.8:1.7
QSS2	NaTC	DOPC	St†	97.5:0.8:1.7
QFAS	NaTC	Oleic acid	Cholesterol	97.5:0.8:1.7
CDLC	TP‡	FA1§	Cholesterol	94.2:1.9:3.9
LC	TP	FA2¶	Cholesterol	75.5:6.4:18.1

^*One of the following phosphatidylcholines: DOPC, SOPC, DEPC, POPC, OSPC, OPPC, DZPC, DMPC, DPPC, DLPC. 

^†One of the following sterols: cholesterol, coprostanol, epicoprostanol, cholestanol, 7-dehydrocholesterol, ergosterol, lanosterol. 

^‡A mixture of Tween 80 and Pluronic F-68. 

^§Mixture of the following fatty acids: myristic, palmitic, stearic, palmitoleic, oleic, α-linoleic, linolenic, arachidonic. 

^¶Fatty acids in cod liver oil (29): myristic, palmitic, palmitoleic, oleic, stearic, α-linoleic, stearidonic, gadoleic, gondoic, 5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic, euricic, 7,10,13,16,19-docosapentaenoic, 4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexanenoic.