Artificial mucus may lead to new cancer therapies | Headline Science

Researchers at the University of Utah are developing synthetic mucus mimics and studying how the biomaterial impacts human health.
“Synthetic mucins: From new chemical routes to engineered cells”
Presented at ACS Spring 2024 on March 18, 2024
Presenter/Principal investigator: Jessica Kramer, Ph.D.
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Interesting