Combining experimental and computational techniques to understand and improve dry powder inhalers

V Chaugule, CY Wong, K Inthavong… - Expert Opinion on …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Dry Powder Inhalers (DPIs) continue to be developed to deliver an
expanding range of drugs to treat an ever-increasing range of medical conditions; with each …

Nanomedicines for intranasal delivery: understanding the nano-bio interactions at the nasal mucus-mucosal barrier

T Hua, S Li, B Han - Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Intranasal administration is an effective drug delivery routes in modern
pharmaceutics. However, unlike other in vivo biological barriers, the nasal mucosal barrier is …

Pressure distribution and flow dynamics in a nasal airway using a scale resolving simulation

J Van Strien, K Shrestha, S Gabriel, P Lappas… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Airflow through the nasal cavity exhibits a wide variety of fluid dynamic behaviors due to the
intricacy of the nasal geometry. The flow is naturally unsteady and perhaps turbulent …

Large eddy simulations of airflow and particle deposition in pulsating bi-directional nasal drug delivery

A Farnoud, H Tofighian, I Baumann, GJM Garcia… - Physics of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Chronic rhinosinusitis is a common disease worldwide, and the frequently prescribed nasal
sprays do not sufficiently deliver the topical medications to the target sites so that the final …

The role of normal nasal morphological variations from race and gender differences on respiratory physiology

R Shah, DO Frank-Ito - Respiratory physiology & neurobiology, 2022 - Elsevier
This study identifies anatomical and airflow-induced relationships based on nasal
morphological variations due to inter-and intra-racial differences and gender. Subject …

Comparison of micron-and nano-particle transport in the human nasal cavity with a focus on the olfactory region

S Vachhani, C Kleinstreuer - Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Intranasal administration of drugs serves as a promising, noninvasive option for the
treatment of various disorders of the central nervous system and upper respiratory tract …

Large eddy simulation of droplet transport and deposition in the human respiratory tract to evaluate inhalation risk

A Murga, R Bale, CG Li, K Ito… - PLoS computational …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
As evidenced by the worldwide pandemic, respiratory infectious diseases and their airborne
transmission must be studied to safeguard public health. This study focuses on the emission …

Inhalation and deposition of spherical and pollen particles after middle turbinate resection in a human nasal cavity

K Inthavong, Y Shang, JM Del Gaudio, SK Wise… - Respiratory Physiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Middle turbinate resection significantly alters the anatomy and redistributes the inhaled air.
The superior half of the main nasal cavity is opened up, increasing accessibility to the …

Wet surface wall model for latent heat exchange during evaporation

K Inthavong, DF Fletcher, M Khamooshi… - International Journal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Air conditioning is a dual heat and mass transfer process, and the human nasal cavity
achieves this through the mucosal wall surface, which is supplied with an energy source …

Importance of cloud motion and two-way momentum coupling in the transport of pharmaceutical nasal sprays

AV Kolanjiyil, S Hosseini, A Alfaifi, M Hindle… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nasal sprays, which produce relatively large pharmaceutical droplets with sizes mostly
higher than 10 μm, are primarily used to deliver locally acting drugs to the nasal mucosa …