Measurement of Nasal Mucociliary Clearance - Abstract
Mucociliary transport in the nose serves as the first host defense against the inhalation of atmospheric particulate matter. Nasal Mucociliary Clearance (NMC) is determined to obtain an in vivo measurement of the effectiveness of the interaction between the cilia and mucus. Various techniques are employed for measuring NMC namely saccharin test and tests using dyes or radio labeled particles. Saccharin test is an inexpensive, simple and non-invasive method while methods using radio labeled particles are time consuming, cumbersome and expensive.