FSI analysis of the coughing mechanism in a human trachea

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1556-1565

  Malve M ^a,b,c   Del Palomar, A Pérez ^a,b,c   Lopez Villalobos J L ^d   Ginel, A ^d   Doblare M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coughing; Fiber reinforced material; Finite element method; Fluid solid interaction; Trachea

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC FIBER; COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE; COUGHING; DEFORMABILITY; DEFORMED SHAPE; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FLUID SOLID INTERACTION; HYPER ELASTIC; PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; SOLID MATERIAL; WALL STRESS;

AIR; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FIBERS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; PROSTHETICS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SOLID STATE PHYSICS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

AIR; DEFORMATION; FIBERS; FLOW; FLUID; PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SHEAR STRESS; SOLIDS;

AGED; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COUGHING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLOW KINETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TRACHEA; YOUNG MODULUS;

AGED; ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COUGH; ELASTIC MODULUS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RHEOLOGY; SOFTWARE; TRACHEA;

EID: 77952010988     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-010-9951-3     Document Type: Article

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