Effect of Cilia Beat Frequency on Mucociliary Clearance
Background: The airway surface liquid (ASL), which is a fluid layer coating the interior epithelial surface of the bronchi and bronchiolesis, plays an important defensive role against foreign particles and chemicals entering lungs. Objective: Numerical investigation has been employed to solve two...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2016-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering |
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Online Access: | http://www.jbpe.org/Journal_OJS/JBPE/index.php/jbpe/article/view/381/300 |