An investigation of mucus/polymer rheological synergism using synthesised and characterised poly(acrylic acid)s

Work of adhesion between mucin macromolecule and calcium-alginate gels on molecular level

“…The value for the pH was chosen to mimic the pH of the small intestine (Fallingborg, 1999). pH dependence was not of interest in this research although it is known to change the mucoadhesive properties of the alginate mainly due to dissociation of functional groups (Mikos & Peppas, 1986;Riley et al, 2001). In Fig.…”

Light-controllable viscoelastic properties of a photolabile carboxybetaine ester-based polymer with mucus and cellulose sulfate

“…G′ represents the energy stored from the application of deformation to the material that can be recovered and reflects the elastic-like component in the material. On the other hand, G″ represents the energy lost from the application of deformation and reflects the viscouslike component of the material [41]. All samples were measured in the angular frequency range of 0.628-20 rad·s .…”

Temporomandibular Disorders and BIO-IPNs: in vitro approach to find molecular solution to biological problem

“…It is also a non-immunogenic, non-carcinogenic and mucoadhesive polymer, which makes it a suitable candidate for biomedical applications, such as wound management, tissue engineering and drug delivery vehicle [97][98][99][100][101]. CTS as well shows permeation enhancer properties, and it can improve the paracellular route of absorption, which is important for the transport of hydrophilic compounds such as therapeutic peptides and antisense oligonucleotides across the membrane [102][103][104].…”