A computer program for the simulation of fiber deposition in the human respiratory tract

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1252-1267

  Sturm, Robert ^a   Hofmann, Werner ^b  

^a University of Salzburg ^*  (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Computer program; Fiber; Gravitational settling; Human respiratory tract; Inertial impaction; Interception; Visual Basic

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; GRAVITATIONAL SETTLING; HUMAN RESPIRATORY TRACT; INERTIAL IMPACTION;

BREATH CONTROLLED DEVICES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITION; DISEASES; FIBERS; PATIENT TREATMENT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTINGS;

ARTICLE; BREATHING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; LUNG DISEASE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUTH BREATHING; NOSE BREATHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TIDAL VOLUME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MINERAL FIBERS; PARTICLE SIZE; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33747818361     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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