The understanding of complex inhalation and transport processes of pollutant particles
through the human respiratory system is important for investigations into dosimetry and …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) involves a complex interaction of structural
and functional abnormalities. The two have long been studied in isolation. However …

Dipteran flies are amongst the smallest and most agile of flying animals. Their wings are
driven indirectly by large power muscles, which cause cyclical deformations of the thorax …

Tissue remodeling in pulmonary disease irreversibly alters lung functionality and impacts
quality of life. Mechanical ventilation is amongst the few pulmonary interventions to aid …

Synchrotron X-rays can be used to obtain highly detailed images of parts of the lung.
However, micro-motion artifacts induced by such as cardiac motion impede quantitative …

Computed tomography (CT) and spirometry are the mainstays of clinical pulmonary
assessment. Spirometry is effort dependent and only provides a single global measure that …

We demonstrate the applicability of propagation-based X-ray phase-contrast imaging at a
laser-assisted compact light source with known phantoms and the lungs and airways of a …

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 …

Lungs represent the essential part of the mammalian respiratory system, which is reflected in
the fact that lung failure still is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality …

The transfer of embankment stresses towards pile heads in piled embankments is attributed
to the mechanism known as soil arching. Three-dimensional physical models of piled …