Akkermansia muciniphila is a mucin-degrading bacterium of the phylum Verrucomicrobia. Its
abundance in the human intestinal tract is inversely correlated to several disease states. A …

Hydrogels, which are hydrophilic soft porous networks, are an important class of materials of
broad relevance to bioanalytical chemistry, soft‐robotics, drug delivery, and regenerative …

Iron (Fe) is a highly ample metal on planet earth (~ 35% of the Earth's mass) and is
particularly essential for most life forms, including from bacteria to mammals. Nonetheless …

A layer of mucus covers the surface of all wet epithelia throughout the human body. Mucus is
a hydrogel mainly composed of water, mucins (glycoproteins), DNA, proteins, lipids, and cell …

Anthocyanins, the natural red and purple colorants of berries, fruits, vegetables, and tubers,
improve carbohydrate metabolism and decrease the risk factors of metabolic disorders, but …

The pH in the upper gastrointestinal tract of young, healthy men and women was measured
in the fasting state and after administration of a standard solid and liquid meal. Calibrated …

Pharmaceutical solid oral dosage forms must undergo dissolution in the intestinal fluids of
the gastrointestinal tract before they can be absorbed and reach the systemic circulation …

The rate-limiting step to absorption of drugs from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is often
dissolution from the dosage form. Consideration of the Noyes-Whitney dissolution model …

Secretion of bicarbonate into the adherent layer of mucus gel creates a pH gradient with a
near-neutral pH at the epithelial surfaces in stomach and duodenum, providing the first line …

Purpose This study was conducted to compare the luminal composition of the upper
gastrointestinal tract in the fasted and fed states in humans, with a view toward designing in …