Computational analysis of non-spherical particle transport and deposition in shear flow with application to lung aerosol dynamics - A review

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Kleinstreuer, Clement ^a,b   Feng, Yu ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

lung aerosol dynamics; nonspherical particles; particle transport and deposition

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DRUG PARTICLES; MODELING AND SIMULATION; NATURALLY OCCURRING; NON-SPHERICAL; NONSPHERICAL PARTICLE; PARTICLE TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITIONS; SOLID PARTICLES;

AEROSOLS; AIR; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; PARTICLE SEPARATORS; SHEAR FLOW; SPHERES;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

DRUG CARRIER;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; CANCER THERAPY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; LUNG; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM; PARTICULATE MATTER; REVIEW; SHEAR FLOW; SIMULATION; SOLID; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; HYDRODYNAMICS; MECHANICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

AEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LUNG; MECHANICAL PROCESSES;

EID: 84873635809     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4023236     Document Type: Review

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