Title

Rheological Characterization of Mammalian Lung Mucus

Author(s)

Erick S. Vasquez, University of DaytonFollow
Jacquelyn Bowser, Mississippi State University
Cyprianna Swiderski, Mississippi State University
Keisha B. Walters, Mississippi State University
Santanu Kundu, Mississippi State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-30-2014

Publication Source

RSC Advances

Abstract

Mammalian lung mucus is a complex fluid that demonstrates non-linear viscoelastic responses, strain-stiffening at low and strain-softening at large strain values, as measured using large amplitude oscillatory shear (LAOS) experiments. The mechanical properties of lung mucus reported here can be linked to high-strain rate physiological processes, such as coughing, and can guide drug delivery development.

Inclusive pages

34780-34783

ISBN/ISSN

2046-2069

Document Version

Postprint

Comments

The document available for download is the authors' accepted manuscript, provided in compliance with the publisher's policy on self-archiving. Permission documentation is on file. To view the version of record, use the DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RA05055J

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry

Volume

66

Peer Reviewed

yes

Issue

4

eCommons Citation

Vasquez, Erick S.; Bowser, Jacquelyn; Swiderski, Cyprianna; Walters, Keisha B.; and Kundu, Santanu, "Rheological Characterization of Mammalian Lung Mucus" (2014). Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications. 233.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/cme_fac_pub/233