Airflows in the nasal cavities and oral airways are rather complex, possibly featuring a
transition to turbulent jet-like flow, recirculating flow, Dean's flow, vortical flows, large …

Inhaled medication is the first-line treatment of diseases such as asthma or chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease. Its effectiveness is related to the amount of drug deposited …

Inhalation therapy plays an important role in management or treatment of respiratory
diseases such asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPDs). For decades …

A review of research papers is presented, pertinent to computer modeling of airflow as well
as nano-and micron-size particle deposition in pulmonary airway replicas. The key modeling …

The effects of intra-and intersubject variabilities in airway geometry on airflow in the human
lungs are investigated by large eddy simulation. The airway models of two human subjects …

A method for the construction of both rigid and compliant (flexible) transparent flow
phantoms of biological flow structures, suitable for PIV and other optical flow methods with …

Effective drug delivery into the lungs plays an important role in management of pulmonary
diseases that affect millions all around the world. The main objective of this investigation is …

High-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) is considered an efficient and safe respiratory
technique to ventilate neonates and patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. HFOV …

Numerous models of human lungs with various levels of idealization have been reported in
the literature; consequently, results acquired using these models are difficult to compare to …

Recent developments in the prediction of local aerosol deposition in human lungs are driven
by the fast development of computational simulations. Although such simulations provide …