Role of CFD based in silico modelling in establishing an in vitro-in vivo correlation of aerosol deposition in the respiratory tract

F Huang, Q Zhu, X Zhou, D Gou, J Yu, R Li… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Effective evaluation and prediction of aerosol transport deposition in the human respiratory
tracts are critical to aerosol drug delivery and evaluation of inhalation products …

[HTML][HTML] Nasal anatomy and sniffing in respiration and olfaction of wild and domestic animals

J Xi, XA Si, M Malvè - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Animals have been widely utilized as surrogate models for humans in exposure testing,
infectious disease experiments, and immunology studies. However, respiratory diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of mask-wearing on the inhalability and deposition of airborne SARS-CoV-2 aerosols in human upper airway

J Xi, XA Si, R Nagarajan - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Even though face masks are well accepted as tools useful in reducing COVID-19
transmissions, their effectiveness in reducing viral loads in the respiratory tract is unclear …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of airway deformation effect on pulmonary air-particle dynamics: A numerical study

J Zhao, Y Feng, K Koshiyama, H Wu - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Most existing whole lung models neglect the airway deformation kinematics and assume the
lung airways are static. However, neglecting the airway deformation effect on pulmonary air …

An in silico inter-subject variability study of extra-thoracic morphology effects on inhaled particle transport and deposition

Y Feng, J Zhao, C Kleinstreuer, Q Wang, J Wang… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2018 - Elsevier
An understanding of human inter-subject variability is crucial for the implementation of
personalized pulmonary drug delivery as well as exposure assessment of airborne …

[HTML][HTML] Particle deposition in human lung airways: effects of airflow, particle size, and mechanisms

C Ou, J Hang, Q Deng - Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2020 - aaqr.org
Characterizing particle deposition in the airways of the human lungs is essential to evaluate
the health effects of particulate air pollution. However, lung deposition is rather complicated …

[HTML][HTML] SARS COV-2 virus-laden droplets coughed from deep lungs: Numerical quantification in a single-path whole respiratory tract geometry

X April Si, M Talaat, J Xi - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
When an infected person coughs, many virus-laden droplets will be exhaled out of the
mouth. Droplets from deep lungs are especially infectious because the alveoli are the major …

In Vitro and In Silico Investigations on Drug Delivery in the Mouth-Throat Models with Handihaler®

F Huang, X Zhou, W Dai, J Yu, Z Zhou, Z Tong… - Pharmaceutical …, 2022 - Springer
This work aimed to evaluate the relative inhalation parameters that affect the deposition of
inhaled aerosols, including mouth-throat morphology, airflow rate, and initial condition of …

Numerical simulation of welding fume lung dosimetry

J Zhao, Y Feng, M Bezerra, J Wang, T Sperry - Journal of Aerosol Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Exposures to airborne particles and toxic gases generated by welding fabrication activities
will potentially lead to various diseases. Accurate information on the transport and …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of MDI actuation timing on inhalation dosimetry in a human respiratory tract model

M Talaat, X Si, J Xi - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Accurate knowledge of the delivery of locally acting drug products, such as metered-dose
inhaler (MDI) formulations, to large and small airways is essential to develop reliable in …