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Altering Mucus Rheology to “Solidify” Human Mucus at the Nanoscale

The ability of mucus to function as a protective barrier at mucosal surfaces rests on its viscous and elastic properties, which are not well understood at length scales relevant to pathogens and ultrafine environmental particles. Here we report that fresh, undiluted human cervicovaginal mucus (CVM)...

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Autores principales: Lai, Samuel K., Wang, Ying-Ying, Cone, Richard, Wirtz, Denis, Hanes, Justin
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2627937/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19173002
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004294