A three-dimensional model of tracheobronchial particle distribution during mucociliary clearance in the human respiratory tract

Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 111-119

  Sturm, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Human respiratory tract; Mucociliary clearance; Particle deposition; Three dimensional model; Tracheobronchial tree

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BREATHING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; INHALATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR MODEL; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; MUCUS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; THREE DIMENSIONAL MODEL; TIDAL VOLUME; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; BRONCHI; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRACHEA;

EID: 84878478291     PISSN: 09393889     EISSN: 18764436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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