A computational fluid dynamics model for drug delivery in a nasal cavity with inferior turbinate hypertrophy

Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 329-338

  Chen, Xiao Bing ^a   Lee, Heow Pueh ^a   Chong, Vincent Fook Hin ^a   Wang, De Yun ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

computational fluid dynamics (CFD); drug delivery; inferior turbinate hypertrophy; nasal air flow; particle deposition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; INFERIOR TURBINATE HYPERTROPHY; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE DISEASE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STEADY STATE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; PARTICLE SIZE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77958137641     PISSN: 19412711     EISSN: 19412703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2009.0776     Document Type: Article

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