Cystic fibrosis sputum: A barrier to the transport of nanospheres

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1905-1911

  Sanders, Niek N ^a   De Smedt, Stefaan C ^a,b   Van Rompaey, Elsa ^a   Simoens, Paul ^a   De Baets, Frans ^a   Demeester, Joseph ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; BRONCHUS MUCUS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIFFUSION; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS; TRACHEA MUCUS; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0033711408     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.5.9909009     Document Type: Article

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