The simultaneous role of an alveolus as flow mixer and flow feeder for the deposition of inhaled submicron particles

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Henry, F S ^a   Haber, S ^b   Haberthr, D ^c   Filipovic, N ^a,d   Milasinovic, D ^d   Schittny, J C ^e   Tsuda, A ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

acinar fluid mechanics; alveolation; chaotic mixing; gas phase; lung flow; particle transport and deposition; submicron particle

Indexed keywords

ALVEOLATION; CHAOTIC MIXING; GASPHASE; LUNG FLOW; PARTICLE TRANSPORT; SUB-MICRON PARTICLES;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; FLUID MECHANICS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FLOW RATE; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG ALVEOLUS WALL; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; NONHUMAN; RAT; ACINAR CELL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; INHALATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS; METABOLISM; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACINAR CELLS; INHALATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PULMONARY ALVEOLI;

EID: 84870480958     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4007949     Document Type: Article

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