Dynamics and stability of thin liquid films

RV Craster, OK Matar - Reviews of modern physics, 2009‏ - APS
The dynamics and stability of thin liquid films have fascinated scientists over many decades:
the observations of regular wave patterns in film flows down a windowpane or along …

Respiratory fluid mechanics and transport processes

JB Grotberg - Annual review of biomedical engineering, 2001‏ - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The field of respiratory flow and transport has experienced significant research
activity over the past several years. Important contributions to the knowledge base come …

[کتاب][B] Lung surfactants: basic science and clinical applications

RH Notter - 2000‏ - api.taylorfrancis.com
Integrating basic and clinical research on the biophysical and physiological functions of
pulmonary surfactants, this practical reference presents thorough, cutting-edge coverage on …

Surfactant therapy for acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome

K Raghavendran, D Willson… - Critical care …, 2011‏ - criticalcare.theclinics.com
The extensive pulmonary alveolar and capillary networks make the lungs highly susceptible
to cell and tissue injury from pathogens or toxic environmental agents present either in the …

A theoretical study of surfactant and liquid delivery into the lung

D Halpern, OE Jensen… - Journal of Applied …, 1998‏ - journals.physiology.org
A computational study is presented for the transport of liquids and insoluble surfactant
through the lung airways, delivered from a source at the distal end of the trachea. Four …

The spreading of surfactant solutions on thin liquid films

AB Afsar-Siddiqui, PF Luckham, OK Matar - Advances in Colloid and …, 2003‏ - Elsevier
The spreading of a surfactant solution on a water film at first glance seems a trivial problem.
However, in the last 30 years or so this has been shown to be anything like the case. There …

Biomechanics of liquid–epithelium interactions in pulmonary airways

SN Ghadiali, DP Gaver - Respiratory physiology & neurobiology, 2008‏ - Elsevier
The delicate structure of the lung epithelium makes it susceptible to surface tension induced
injury. For example, the cyclic reopening of collapsed and/or fluid-filled airways during the …

Surfactant-induced Marangoni transport of lipids and therapeutics within the lung

AZ Stetten, SV Iasella, TE Corcoran, S Garoff… - Current opinion in …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Understanding the fundamentals of surface transport on thin viscous films has important
application in pulmonary drug delivery. The human lung contains a large-area interface …

The spreading of insoluble surfactant at the free surface of a deep fluid layer

OE Jensen - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1995‏ - cambridge.org
The unsteady spreading of an insoluble monolayer containing a fixed mass of surface-active
material over the initially horizontal free surface of a viscous fluid layer is investigated. A flow …

On the self-similarity of unbounded viscous Marangoni flows

F Temprano-Coleto, HA Stone - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2024‏ - cambridge.org
The Marangoni flow induced by an insoluble surfactant on a fluid–fluid interface is a
fundamental problem investigated extensively due to its implications in colloid science …