The role of mucus viscoelasticity in cough clearance
- 1 December 1987
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Biorheology
- Vol. 24 (6) , 589-597
- https://doi.org/10.3233/bir-1987-24611
Abstract
The relationships between mucus rheology, depth of mucus layer and clearance by simulated cough were examined in a study employing a model plexiglass trachea lined with gels formed from locust bean gum crosslinked with sodium tetraborate. The viscoelKeywords
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