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Biomedical hydrogels

A defensive blanket against viral infection of the lungs

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A safe, inhalable formulation of mucin-interacting hydrogel microparticles creates a dense protective network in the lungs against viral infections.

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  1. Division of Glycoscience, Department of Chemistry, School of Engineering Science in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), AlbaNova University Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

    Thomas Crouzier

  2. Cirqle Biomedical Contraception ApS, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Thomas Crouzier

  3. AIMES—Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences, Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

    Thomas Crouzier

  4. Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

    Thomas Crouzier

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T.C. is co-founder, shareholder, and acting chief scientific officer of Cirqle Biomedical Contraception ApS, a company developing a contraceptive through the topical reinforcement of cervical mucus.

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