Passive movement of human soft palate during respiration: A simulation of 3D fluid/structure interaction

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1992-2000

  Zhu, Jian Hua ^a   Lee, Heow Pueh ^a   Lim, Kian Meng ^a   Lee, Shu Jin ^b   Teo, Li San Lynette ^c   Wang, De Yun ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c Department of Diagnostic Radiology ^*  (Singapore)

Author keywords

Fluid structure interaction simulation; Respiration; Soft palate movement; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

AIR PRESSURES; AXIAL DIRECTION; FLUID DOMAIN; FLUID MODELS; INTEGRATED PRESSURE; LINEAR ELASTIC; MODEL RECONSTRUCTION; NASAL CAVITY; NEGATIVE PRESSURES; OROPHARYNX; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; RESPIRATION; SHEAR FORCE; SINUSOIDAL VARIATIONS; SOFT PALATES; UPPER AIRWAY; VENTILATION RATE; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; INTEGRATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ADULT; AIRFLOW; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BREATHING; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); COMPRESSION; EXPIRATORY FLOW; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LAMINAR AIRFLOW; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE CAVITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OROPHARYNX; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; SHEAR STRESS; SOFT PALATE; THREE DIMENSIONAL FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION MODEL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; VELOCITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; PALATE, SOFT; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 84863603257     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.04.027     Document Type: Article

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