Tutorial: Understanding the transport, deposition, and translocation of particles in human respiratory systems using Computational Fluid-Particle Dynamics and …

Y Feng, J Zhao, H Hayati, T Sperry, H Yi - Journal of Aerosol Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Dynamic modeling of how particulate matter (PM) transport, deposit, and translocate from
human respiratory systems to systemic regions subject to indoor and outdoor exposures are …

Mechanistic modeling of generic orally inhaled drug products: A workshop summary report

RL Walenga, C Butler, BA Craven… - CPT …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In silico mechanistic modeling approaches have been designed by various stakeholders
with the goal of supporting development and approval of generic orally inhaled drug …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoparticle transport and deposition in a heterogeneous human lung airway tree: An efficient one path model for CFD simulations

MM Rahman, M Zhao, MS Islam, K Dong… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding nano-particle inhalation in human lung airways helps targeted drug delivery
for treating lung diseases. A wide range of numerical models have been developed to …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of airway deformation effect on pulmonary air-particle dynamics: A numerical study

J Zhao, Y Feng, K Koshiyama, H Wu - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Most existing whole lung models neglect the airway deformation kinematics and assume the
lung airways are static. However, neglecting the airway deformation effect on pulmonary air …

Increased work of breathing due to tracheomalacia in neonates

CC Gunatilaka, NS Higano, EB Hysinger… - Annals of the …, 2020 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Dynamic collapse of the tracheal lumen (tracheomalacia) occurs frequently in
premature neonates, particularly in those with common comorbidities such as …

Prediction of the carrier shape effect on particle transport, interaction and deposition in two dry powder inhalers and a mouth-to-G13 human respiratory system: A CFD …

J Zhao, A Haghnegahdar, Y Feng, A Patil… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Documentation of comparability between generic inhaler designs and the reference listed
drug (RLD) inhalers is essential for regulatory approval of the products. Such assessments …

Exploring the role of nasal hair in inhaled airflow and coarse dust particle dynamics in a nasal cavity: A CFD-DEM study

A Haghnegahdar, R Bharadwaj, Y Feng - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents a novel coupled computational fluid dynamics-discrete element method
(CFD-DEM) model for simulating airflow and inhaled particle dynamics in the nasal cavity …

New insights into the breathing physiology from transient respiratory nasal simulation

K Bradshaw, P Warfield-McAlpine, S Vahaji… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The flow characteristics and heat transfer during nasal breathing in the complete human
upper airway were investigated through the respiratory cycle using transient numerical …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of the deformation and size of the upper airway on the deposition of aerosols

D Gou, Q Zhu, HK Chan, A Kourmatzis, S Cheng… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aerosol drug delivery in the human airway is significantly affected by the morphology and
size of the airway. This work developed a CFD-DEM model to simulate and analyze air flow …

Investigating unsteady airflow characteristics in the human upper airway based on the clinical inspiration data

H **g, H Ge, L Wang, S Choi, A Farnoud, Z An… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
To enhance understanding of the airflow characteristics in the human respiratory system
during realistic inspiration, we investigated the airflow field in a human upper airway model …