Multi-scale spatial heterogeneity enhances particle clearance in airway ciliary arrays
Guillermina R. Ramirez-San Juan, Arnold J. T. M. Mathijssen, Mu He, Lily Yeh Jan, Wallace F. Marshall, Manu Prakash
Topics & Concepts
CiliumMotile ciliumPhysicsMucociliary clearanceAirwayMucusBiological systemBiologyCell biologyMedicineLungInternal medicineMeteorologyEcologyMicro and Nano RoboticsMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing TechnologiesDiffusion and Search Dynamics