Modelling inhaled particle deposition in the human lung—A review

• Published in: Journal of aerosol science Vol. 42; no. 10; pp. 693 - 724
• Main Author: Hofmann, Werner
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aerosol; Aerosols; Chemistry; Colloidal state and disperse state; Deposition; Exact sciences and technology; General and physical chemistry; Human lung; Inhalation; Modelling; Human lung; Modelling; Aerosol; Deposition; Inhalation; Lung; Dynamic properties; Review; Potential; Mechanism; Dynamic method; Particle; Respiratory tract; Efficiency; Human; Validation; Transport equation; Experimental data; Fluid dynamics; Bifurcation; Generation; Individual; Morphology; Aerosols; Models; Particle transport

Particle deposition in the human respiratory tract is determined by biological factors such as lung morphology and breathing patterns, and physical factors such as fluid dynamics, particle properties, and deposition mechanisms. Current particle deposition models may be grouped into two categories re...