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Biodegradable Nanoparticles Composed Entirely of Safe Materials that Rapidly Penetrate Human Mucus

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Airway Mucus Function and Dysfunction

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Micro- and macrorheology of mucus

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The penetration of fresh undiluted sputum expectorated by cystic fibrosis patients by non-adhesive polymer nanoparticles

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Mucins, Mucus, and Sputum

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

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Nanoparticles reveal that human cervicovaginal mucus is riddled with pores larger than viruses

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Mucus-penetrating nanoparticles for drug and gene delivery to mucosal tissues

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Addressing the PEG Mucoadhesivity Paradox to Engineer Nanoparticles that “Slip” through the Human Mucus Barrier

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