Microparticle Transport and Sedimentation in a Rhythmically Expanding Alveolar Chip
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental System
2.2. Flow Visualization
2.3. Dynamic Similarity of Particle Transport
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Alveolar Chip Placed Horizontally
3.2. Alveolar Chip Placed Vertically
3.2.1. Instantaneous Flow Patterns in Alveoli
3.2.2. Particle Tracking in Alveoli at Different Generations
3.3. Effects of Particle Size on Sedimentation
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, W.; Dong, J.; Lv, H.; Bai, W.; Lu, H.; Noack, B.R.; Zhu, Y.; Yang, Y. Microparticle Transport and Sedimentation in a Rhythmically Expanding Alveolar Chip. Micromachines 2022, 13, 485. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13030485
Zhang W, Dong J, Lv H, Bai W, Lu H, Noack BR, Zhu Y, Yang Y. Microparticle Transport and Sedimentation in a Rhythmically Expanding Alveolar Chip. Micromachines. 2022; 13(3):485. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13030485
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Wei, Jun Dong, Huimin Lv, Weitao Bai, Hongzhou Lu, Bernd R. Noack, Yonggang Zhu, and Yue Yang. 2022. "Microparticle Transport and Sedimentation in a Rhythmically Expanding Alveolar Chip" Micromachines 13, no. 3: 485. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13030485