The understanding of complex inhalation and transport processes of pollutant particles
through the human respiratory system is important for investigations into dosimetry and …

Face masks and respirators are used to filter inhaled air, which may contain airborne
droplets and high particulate matter (PM) concentrations. The respirators act as a barrier to …

Background A major issue among computational respiratory studies is the wide variety of
nasal morphologies being studied, caused by both inter-population and inter-subject …

Airflow through the nasal cavity exhibits a wide variety of fluid dynamic behaviors due to the
intricacy of the nasal geometry. The flow is naturally unsteady and perhaps turbulent …

Background and objectives Suspended respirable airborne particles are associated with
human health risks and especially particles within the range of ultrafine (< 0.1 μm) or fine (< …

Mammals have presumably evolved to adapt to a diverse range of ambient environmental
conditions through the optimized heat and mass exchange. One of the crucial biological …

Nasal adhesions are a known postoperative complication following surgical procedures for
nasal airway obstruction (NAO); and are a common cause of surgical failure, with patients …

This study predicted the total and regional deposition of particles in realistic upper human
airways and demonstrated the effects of intersubject variations in deposition fraction. Two …

Airflow and particle transport in the human lung system is influenced by biological and other
factors such as breathing pattern, particle properties, and deposition mechanisms. Most of …

A major functional role of the nasal cavity is air conditioning of the inspired environmental air
to near alveolar conditions. It is well known that the anatomical disparities among nasal …