The hair-like cilia that give these cells their name act as transducers.

毛细胞得名于其像头发丝儿一样的纤毛，这些纤毛起到的作用就像是传感器。

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The Duke team showed that the particle core delivers these organic chemicals onto brush-like surfaces called cilia, which clear mucus from the airway lining.

杜克团队向我们演示了颗粒的核心提供了这些化合物，然后这些化合物就黏在了像刷子一样的纤毛上面，而这些纤毛是我们的呼吸道管里用来清除黏液用的。

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