Establishing a Xanthan Gum-Locust Bean Gum Mucus Mimic for Cystic Fibrosis Models: Yield Stress and Viscoelasticity Analysis.

Rameen Taherzadeh, Nathan Wood, Zhijian Pei, Hongmin Qin

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Rameen TaherzadehDepartment of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840, USA.

Nathan WoodDepartment of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840, USA.

Zhijian PeiDepartment of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University, 3127 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2280-4694

Hongmin QinDepartment of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0045-5780

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United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research FA9550-23-1-0156United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research FA9550-23-1-0599

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Abstract

Airway mucus plays a critical role in respiratory health, with diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF) being characterized by mucus that exhibits increased viscosity and altered viscoelasticity. In vitro models that emulate these properties are essential for understanding the impact of CF mucus on airway function and for the development of therapeutic strategies. This study characterizes a mucus mimic composed of xanthan gum and locust bean gum, which is designed to exhibit the rheological properties of CF mucus. Mucus concentrations ranging from 0.07% to 0.3%

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biomimetic mucuscystic fibrosismucus rheologyviscoelasticityyield stress

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PMID40277645

DOI10.3390/biomimetics10040247

PMCPMC12025242

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