Coarse-grained modeling of mucus barrier properties

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 195-200

  Gniewek, Pawel ^a   Kolinski, Andrzej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; MUCIN; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GLYCOCALYX; METABOLISM; MUCUS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADHESIVES; GLYCOCALYX; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUCINS; MUCUS; NANOPARTICLES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84856017648     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.11.4010     Document Type: Article

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