Fiber deposition pattern in two human respiratory tract replicas

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 749-760

  Su, Wei Chung ^a   Cheng, Yung ^a  

^a LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER;

AIRFLOW; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; INHALATION; LARYNX; LUNG DEPOSIT; MODEL; MOUTH CAVITY; OROPHARYNX; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TRACHEA; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE;

AEROSOLS; CARBON; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 33745255111     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370600748513     Document Type: Conference Paper

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