Convective flow dominates aerosol delivery to the lung segments

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-54

  Darquenne, C ^a   Van Ertbruggen, C ^a   Prisk, G K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol transport; Computational fluid dynamics; Gravity; Inertia

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

AEROSOL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BRONCHUS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW KINETICS; GRAVITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG VENTILATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TRACHEA;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AEROSOLS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRONCHI; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PARTICLE SIZE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RHEOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; TRACHEA;

EID: 79960249662     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00796.2010     Document Type: Article

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