PEG-BB molecules (IMAGE)

University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science

PEG-BB molecules

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This schematic shows that the PEG-BB molecules — the bottlebrush-shaped objects — move through and past the mucus and periciliary layers to be internalized by cells across the whole epithelial layer.

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Soft Biomatter Lab, University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science

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