Elastohydrodynamic separation of pleural surfaces during breathing

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 97-106

  Gouldstone, Andrew ^a   Brown, Richard E ^b   Butler, James P ^a   Loring, Stephen H ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Finite element analysis; Mechanics of breathing; Model; Pleura; Pleural separation; Pleural surface separation; Separation during breathing; Surface

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING MECHANICS; ELASTICITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODEL; PLEURA; PLEURA CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SURFACE PROPERTY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0038303402     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9048(03)00138-1     Document Type: Article

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