Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Synthetic mucus can mimic the real thing

Researchers have generated synthetic mucins with a polymer backbone that more accurately mimics the structure and function of naturally occurring mucins. They also showed that these synthetic mucins could effectively neutralize the bacterial toxin that causes cholera.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QUH2Px

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