image: The approach used to measure mucus cohesive strength. Here, mucus positioned between two meshes (one fixed and one connected to a motor) is torn when the upper mesh is removed. view more
Credit: Image courtesy of Brian Button.
一项研究分析了可能对呼吸道疾病中的咳嗽不能清除粘液有贡献的气道粘液的物理属性，它提出与囊性纤维化以及慢性阻塞性肺病有关的粘液超浓缩表现出了粘聚力和粘着力属性增加，这些属性都是受到黏滞能量耗散控制的，这很可能导致了咳嗽清除的减少；因此，减少粘液的浓度与黏性的策略可能有助于恢复受影响的个体的有效咳嗽清除。
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Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences