Transport and deposition of micro-aerosols in realistic and simplified models of the oral airway

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 560-581

  Xi, Jinxiang ^a   Longest, P Worth ^a  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

Author keywords

Extrathoracic airway deposition; Medical aerosol delivery; Microdosimetry; Respiratory dosimetry; Respiratory particle dynamics

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE MODELS; TURBULENT FLOW;

EXTRATHORACIC AIRWAY DEPOSITION; MEDICAL AEROSOL DELIVERY; MICRODOSIMETRY; RESPIRATORY DOSIMETRY; RESPIRATORY PARTICLE DYNAMICS;

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LARYNX; MOUTH; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AEROSOLS; HUMANS; LARYNX; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOUTH; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 33847771467     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-006-9245-y     Document Type: Article

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