Towards a comprehensive computational model for the respiratory system

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 807-827

  Wall, Wolfgang A ^a   Wiechert, Lena ^a   Comerford, Andrew ^a   Rausch, Sophie ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fluid structure interaction; Interfacial phenomena; Multi scale modeling; Respiratory mechanics; Tissue mechanics

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY WALLS; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; DEFORMABILITY; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; FULLY-COUPLED; INDIVIDUAL MODELS; INTERFACIAL PHENOMENA; LENGTH SCALE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TISSUE; MECHANICAL VENTILATION; MULTI-SCALE APPROACHES; MULTI-SCALE MODELING; MULTISCALES; OUTFLOW BOUNDARY; SOFT TISSUE; SURFACTANT FILMS; TISSUE MECHANICS; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL REGION;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; FLUIDS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TISSUE; VENTILATION;

MECHANICS;

EID: 77954590415     PISSN: 20407939     EISSN: 20407947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cnm.1378     Document Type: Article

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