Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 581-589 , June 2008

Effects of cartilage rings on airflow and particle deposition in the trachea and main bronchi

  • J. Russo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, United States
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  • R. Robinson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 585 475 6445.
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  • Michael J. Oldham

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community and Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine CA, United States

Received 8 December 2006 ,Revised 22 May 2007 ,Accepted 18 June 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.06.010

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 581-589 , June 2008