RESPIRATORY FLUID MECHANICS AND TRANSPORT PROCESSES

• Published in: Annual review of biomedical engineering Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 421 - 457
• Main Author: Grotberg, James B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Palo Alto, CA 94303-0139 Annual Reviews 01.01.2001; 4139 El Camino Way, P.O. Box 10139; USA
• Subjects: alternative modes of ventilation; Animals; Biomechanical Phenomena; Humans; lung transport; Models, Biological; pulmonary drug delivery; pulmonary mechanics; Pulmonary Surfactants - physiology; respiratory gas exchange; Respiratory Physiological Phenomena

The field of respiratory flow and transport has experienced significant research activity over the past several years. Important contributions to the knowledge base come from pulmonary and critical care medicine, surgery, physiology, environmental health sciences, biophysics, and engineering. Severa...