Physico-chemical characteristics of evaporating respiratory fluid droplets

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 15, Issue 139, 2018, Pages

  Vejerano, Eric P ^a   Marr, Linsey C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol transmission; Crystallization; Influenza; Mucus; Phase separation; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHASE SEPARATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VIRUSES;

AEROSOL TRANSMISSION; ENVELOPED VIRUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MUCUS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES;

DROPS;

DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; MUCIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EVAPORATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMIDITY; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MORPHOLOGY; PH; PHASE SEPARATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REHYDRATION; SALINITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; EXHALATION; HUMAN;

AEROSOLS; EXHALATION; HUMANS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

EID: 85048594865     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2017.0939     Document Type: Article

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