... geometric hysteresis acinar kinematic irreversibility finite element model micromechanics aerosols elasticity lung muscle pneumodynamics stress-strain relations surface tension surfactants 11 09 2011 19 10 2011 29 11 2011 29 11 2011 2011 American Society...

... elasticity finite element analysis fractals medical computing physiological models pneumodynamics stents stress effects surgery Tracheal stenosis, which is the most common tracheal injury [( 21 )], is usually caused by a tracheotomy intubation with unsuitable pressure. Prolonged ischemia...

... visualisation lung physiological models pneumodynamics velocity measurement emphysema pulmonary expanding compliant in vivo three dimensional PIV flow fields acinus Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease defined by destruction of the alveolar walls over time...

... potentially reducing the computational cost of these simulations by several orders of magnitude. 13 07 2010 14 10 2010 02 11 2010 22 12 2010 22 12 2010 computational fluid dynamics flow simulation lung medical computing pneumodynamics Predicting and understanding...

... 09 2009 02 09 2010 21 09 2010 15 10 2010 15 10 2010 biocommunications finite element analysis pneumodynamics speech immersed boundary method finite-element method flow-structure interaction phonation flow-induced vibration The project described...

... transport of momentum changes from the acinar entrance to the terminal ducts and how this affects the resulting acinar flow. biodiffusion cellular biophysics flow simulation lung molecular biophysics numerical analysis physiological models pipe flow pneumodynamics rotational flow...

... lung medical computing pneumodynamics Mechanical ventilation is an indispensable tool for the survival of critical care patients suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or acute lung injury (ALI). However, the mortality rates of these diseases remains high, approximately 40...

... aerodynamics aerosols convection flow visualisation lung mixing pipe flow pneumodynamics turbulent diffusion 15 06 2009 13 01 2010 27 01 2010 30 03 2010 30 03 2010 2010 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

... of the particles can be ignored as explained in Sec. 2A . biofluids pulmonary flows alveolus particle image velocimetry particle dispersion particle mixing particle deposition biotransport disperse systems flow visualisation lung particle size pneumodynamics 15 06 2009 13 01...

... blood vessels cardiovascular system diseases flow simulation haemodynamics lung paediatrics pneumodynamics surgery Since the introduction of the Fontan procedure ( 1 ), as a palliative surgical repair for patients with various forms of complex congenital heart defects, the hemodynamics...

... partitioning at varying Womersley and Reynolds numbers. 05 02 2009 28 09 2009 22 12 2009 08 02 2010 08 02 2010 bifurcation convection flow visualisation fluid oscillations pneumodynamics probability two-phase flow respiratory flow high frequency oscillatory...

... velocimetry compliant model deposition aerosols biodiffusion flow visualisation laser velocimetry lung pneumodynamics sedimentation 04 02 2009 02 10 2009 22 12 2009 29 01 2010 29 01 2010 2010 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

..., and intra-abdominal pressure variation. The HUMOS model, initially dedicated to road safety research, could be turned into a promising, realistic 3D model of respiration with only minor modifications. biomedical measurement finite element analysis lung muscle pneumodynamics road safety...

... 2009 04 08 2009 biological organs biomedical MRI computational fluid dynamics image reconstruction image resolution medical image processing numerical analysis pneumodynamics nasal airflow canine olfaction 3D reconstruction CFD verification Due to the geometric...

... haemodynamics physiological models pneumodynamics skin thermoregulation computational models environmental heating human models Numerous analytical and computational tools have been developed over the past four decades for the purpose of predicting tissue temperature changes in humans...

... kinematics lung particle size pipe flow pneumodynamics sedimentation trees (mathematics) Under normal circumstances, only small aerosol particles (typically ≤ 5   μ m ) penetrate into the distal region of the lung (i.e., pulmonary acinus) without being deposited in the nasopharynx...

... pneumodynamics turbulence 27 03 2008 20 08 2008 10 12 2008 2009 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

... , 420 , pp. 301 – 324 . 18 10 2007 28 08 2008 24 11 2008 lung muscle physiological models pneumodynamics A cough is an explosive exhalation. It constitutes one of the most important lung defense mechanisms. Coughing is needed to expectorate built-up mucus...

... )). While the Reynolds number of the flow in the alveoli is very low, it is not zero. This paper is concerned with the effects of the nonzero inertia of the flow in the alveoli. chaos lung mixing pneumodynamics Poincare mapping pulsatile flow 15 06 2007 30 09 2007 19 11 2008...

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