Aerosol bolus dispersion in acinar airways - Influence of gravity and airway asymmetry

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 442-450

  Ma, Baoshun ^a,b   Darquenne, Chantal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational modeling; Particle transport; Pulmonary fluid dynamics

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITY; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AEROSOLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; LUNG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 84864583476     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01549.2011     Document Type: Article

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