The use of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) has been under investigation for the treatment of
several unmet medical needs, including acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have gained attention because of their
environmental persistence and effects on ecosystems, animals, and human health. They are …

Epithelial surfaces protect exposed tissues in the body against intrusion of foreign materials,
including xenobiotics, pollen and microbiota. The relative permeability of the various …

Chronic lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), are characterized by regional extracellular matrix (ECM) …

In the late 1990s, despite years of efforts to understand and reduce coal worker's
pneumoconiosis (CWP) prevalence from more than 30% in 1970 to less than 4.2%, the level …

Effective evaluation and prediction of aerosol transport deposition in the human respiratory
tracts are critical to aerosol drug delivery and evaluation of inhalation products …

Microplastics are tiny plastic debris in the environment from industrial processes, various
consumer items, and the breakdown of industrial waste. Recently, microplastics have been …

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

While the human body has many different examples of perfusable structures with complex
geometries, biofabrication methods to replicate this complexity are still lacking. Specifically …

Inhalation therapy can effectively treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but
the physical factors determining the appropriate aerosol delivery into the targeted airways …