Mucus

RoboCap: Robotic mucus-clearing capsule for enhanced drug delivery in the gastrointestinal tract

Shriya S. Srinivasan, Amro Alshareef, Alexandria Hwang, Ziliang Kang, Johannes Kuosmanen, Keiko Ishida, J. A. Jenkins, Sabrina Liu, Wiam Abdalla Mohammed Madani, Jochen K. Lennerz, Alison Hayward, Joshua Morimoto, Nina Fitzgerald, Róbert Langer, Giovanni Traverso

Citations: 114 • 2022

Twin-bioengine self-adaptive micro/nanorobots using enzyme actuation and macrophage relay for gastrointestinal inflammation therapy

Baozhen Zhang, Hong Pan, Ze Chen, Ting Yin, Mingbin Zheng, Lintao Cai

Citations: 83 • 2023

Bioinspired multiscale adaptive suction on complex dry surfaces enhanced by regulated water secretion

Tianqi Yue, Weiyong Si, A. Keller, Chenguang Yang, Hermes Gadêlha, Jonathan Rossiter

Citations: 20 • 2024

Electro-fluid-dynamics (EFD) of soft-bodied organisms swimming through mucus having dilatant, viscous, and pseudo-plastic properties

Zeeshan Asghar, Rehman Ali Shah, M. Waqas, Muhammad Asif Gondal

Citations: 20 • 2024

A Novel Biomimic Soft Snail Robot Aiming for Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract Inspection

Wenci Xin, Tianle Pan, Yehui Li, Philip Wai Yan Chiu, Zheng Li

Citations: 17 • 2020

Optimization of 3D-printed microstructures for investigating the properties of the mucus biobarrier

Ada‐Ioana Bunea, Mogens Jakobsen, Einstom Engay, Andrew Rafael Bañas, Jesper Glückstad

Citations: 17 • 2018

Design and Modeling of a Biomimetic Gastropod-like Soft Robot with Wet Adhesive Locomotion

Wenci Xin, Tianle Pan, Yehui Li, Philip Wai Yan Chiu, Zheng Li

Citations: 10 • 2021

A study on the cough augmentation using a belt-driven assistive

Sang-Yoep Lee, Kyu‐Jin Cho

Citations: 6 • 2017

Antibody-coated microbiota in nasopharynx of healthy individuals and IVIg-treated patients with hypogammaglobulinemia

Pedro Gonçalves, Bruno Charbit, Christelle Lenoir, Darragh Duffy, Alain Fischer, James P. Di Santo

Citations: 4 • 2020

Terrestrial Friction-Reducing Properties of Mucus and Scale Anisotropy in the Amphibious Northern Snakehead (<i>Channa argus</i>)

Francis Lopez-Chilel, Noah Bressman

Citations: 3 • 2025

Swimming in synthetic mucus

Louis William Rogowski, Xiao Zhang, Samuel Sheckman, Daehee Kim, Min Jun Kim

Citations: 2 • 2017

Illuminating gelatinous life in the deep sea

J. Daniëls, Alana Sherman, Kakani Katija

Citations: 2 • 2021

The Mechanism of Locomotion of Terrestrial Gastropod on Pedal Mucus.

Ken IKEUCHI, Naohide Tomita

Citations: 2 • 1994