Magnetism plays a pivotal role in many biological systems. However, the intensity of the
magnetic forces exerted between magnetic bodies is usually low, which demands the …

Collagen is the most abundant airway extracellular matrix component and is the primary
determinant of mechanical airway properties. Abnormal airway collagen deposition is …

Living cells are active viscoelastic materials exhibiting diverse mechanical behaviors at
different time scales. However, dynamical rheological characteristics of cells in frequency …

Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi often triggers pathophysiologic perturbations that are
further augmented by the inflammatory responses of the host, resulting in the severe clinical …

ABSTRACT Introduction: Cystic fibrosis (CF), is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis
transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene and affects thousands of people …

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is caused by> 2000 mutations in the CF transmembrane conductance
regulator (CFTR) gene, but one mutation—F508del—occurs in~ 80% of patients worldwide …

Deletion of phenylalanine 508 (∆ F508) of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance
Regulator (CFTR) anion channel protein is the leading cause of Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Here …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common lethal genetic disease in Caucasian populations,
occurring in approximately 1 in 3000 newborns worldwide [1]. CF is caused by loss-of …

Collagen is the most abundant airway extracellular matrix component and is the primary
determinant of mechanical airway properties. Abnormal airway collagen deposition is …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease that stems from mutations in the CF
transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Chronic pulmonary infections are the …