Computational fluid dynamics modelling of human upper airway: A review

WM Faizal, NNN Ghazali, CY Khor, IA Badruddin… - Computer methods and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and objective Human upper airway (HUA) has been widely investigated by
many researchers covering various aspects, such as the effects of geometrical parameters …

Role of CFD based in silico modelling in establishing an in vitro-in vivo correlation of aerosol deposition in the respiratory tract

F Huang, Q Zhu, X Zhou, D Gou, J Yu, R Li… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Effective evaluation and prediction of aerosol transport deposition in the human respiratory
tracts are critical to aerosol drug delivery and evaluation of inhalation products …

Revisiting airflow and aerosol transport phenomena in the deep lungs with microfluidics

J Sznitman - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
The dynamics of respiratory airflows and the associated transport mechanisms of inhaled
aerosols characteristic of the deep regions of the lungs are of broad interest in assessing …

Nanotherapeutics for pulmonary drug delivery: An emerging approach to overcome respiratory diseases

E Kole, K Jadhav, N Shirsath, P Dudhe… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pulmonary diseases pose an immense threat to global health. Several nanotherapeutics-
based approaches aimed to tackle pulmonary ailments in recent years. The current …

Towards whole-lung simulations of aerosol deposition: A model of the deep lung

PG Koullapis, FS Stylianou, J Sznitman, B Olsson… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2020 - Elsevier
In silico methods can be used to estimate regional deposition of inhaled aerosols in regions
of the lung that are inaccessible by direct measurements. Knowledge of deposited dose is …

Advanced human-relevant in vitro pulmonary platforms for respiratory therapeutics

A Artzy-Schnirman, SA Raviv, OD Flikshtain… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past years, advanced in vitro pulmonary platforms have witnessed exciting
developments that are pushing beyond traditional preclinical cell culture methods. Here, we …

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 …

Mucus, airway and plume temperature effects on pMDI-drug delivery in a mouth-throat airway: Experimental and numerical studies

M Jahed, J Kozinski, L Pakzad - Journal of Aerosol Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Effective pulmonary drug delivery through pressurized-metered dose inhalers (pMDIs)
depends on accurately targeting pharmaceutical aerosols to specific lung areas. Achieving …

Glottis motion effects on the particle transport and deposition in a subject-specific mouth-to-trachea model: A CFPD study

J Zhao, Y Feng, CA Fromen - Computers in biology and medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Computational Fluid-Particle Dynamics (CFPD) models have been
employed to predict lung aerosol dynamics for decades, estimating the delivery efficiency of …

In situ-Like Aerosol Inhalation Exposure for Cytotoxicity Assessment Using Airway-on-Chips Platforms

S Elias-Kirma, A Artzy-Schnirman, P Das… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Lung exposure to inhaled particulate matter (PM) is known to injure the airway epithelium
via inflammation, a phenomenon linked to increased levels of global morbidity and mortality …