Synthetic mucus can mimic the real thing - MIT News
网页2021年3月30日 · Researchers from MIT have generated synthetic mucins with a polymer backbone that more accurately mimics the structure and function of naturally occurring mucins. These images, taken with atomic force microscopy, show the structures of pig intestinal mucin, salivary mucin, and gastric mucin (left to right).
We Finally Have Synthetic Mucus. Here's Why That Matters
网页2021年3月31日 · Scientists led by chemist Austin Kruger of MIT have synthesized mucins, the protein building blocks of mucus. Mucins consist of a long protein spine bristling with strands of carbohydrate polymers called glycans (much like a fuzzy pipe cleaner); it's unclear how the polymers contribute to the various properties of mucus.
Gels That Serve as Mucus Simulants: A Review - PMC
网页2023年7月7日 · Two of the challenges in mimicking mucus using synthetic hydrogels include the need to mimic the rheological properties of the mucus and its ability to capture particulates (its adhesion mechanism). In this paper, we review the existing mucus simulants and discuss their rheological, adhesive, and tribological properties.
Synthetic mucus can mimic the real thing – MIT Department of …
网页2021年3月30日 · In a new study, researchers from MIT have now generated synthetic mucins with a polymer backbone that more accurately mimic the structure and function of naturally occurring mucins. The team also showed that these synthetic mucins could effectively neutralize the bacterial toxin that causes cholera.
Synthetic mucus can mimic the real thing | ScienceDaily
网页2021年3月30日 · In a new study, researchers from MIT have now generated synthetic mucins with a polymer backbone that more accurately mimic the structure and function of naturally occurring mucins.
Artificial mucus may lead to new cancer therapies
网页2024年3月18日 · Artificial mucus may lead to new cancer therapies. Researchers at the University of Utah are developing synthetic mucus mimics and studying how the biomaterial impacts human health. Watch an interview with the researchers.
Synthetic Mucus Can Mimic the Real Thing – Including Unique ...
网页2021年4月7日 · In a new study, researchers from MIT have now generated synthetic mucins with a polymer backbone that more accurately mimic the structure and function of naturally occurring mucins. The team also showed that these synthetic mucins could effectively neutralize the bacterial toxin that causes cholera.
Synthetic mucus can mimic the real thing - Phys.org
网页2021年3月30日 · In a new study, researchers from MIT have now generated synthetic mucins with a polymer backbone that more accurately mimic the structure and function of naturally occurring mucins. The team also...
Mucus-Inspired Dynamic Hydrogels: Synthesis and Future …
网页2022年11月11日 · The importance and variability of mucus have inspired a range of synthetic methodologies for mucus-mimetic materials, each having strengths and drawbacks for the work of understanding and mimicking human mucus.
Synthetic Colonic Mucus Enables the Development of Modular …
网页2024年3月13日 · Here, a synthetic gel-like material capable of recapitulating the varied structural, mechanical, and biochemical profiles of native human colonic mucus is reported to develop compositionally simple microbiome screening platforms with utility in microbiology and drug discovery.