Submicron droplet formation in the human lung

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 429-438

  Haslbeck, Karsten ^a   Schwarz, Katharina ^b,c   Hohlfeld, Jens M ^b,c   Seume, Jörg R ^a   Koch, Wolfgang ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR TOXICOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Droplet formation; Exhaled breath analysis; Exhaled droplets; Free surface flow; Particle lung interaction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIAGNOSIS; DROP FORMATION; LIQUID FILMS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

BREATHING PATTERNS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; DROPLET FORMATION; DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; EXHALED BREATH ANALYSIS; FREE-SURFACE FLOW; NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSIS; PARTICLE-GENERATION PROCESS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

BIOMARKER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FREE SURFACE FLOW; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; BREATHING PATTERN; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHALATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG ALVEOLUS SURFACE TENSION; LUNG FLUID; LUNG STRUCTURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 77952955301     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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