Hydration of hydrophilic cloth face masks enhances the filtration of nanoparticles

CD Zangmeister, JG Radney… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Under high humidity conditions that mimic respiration, the filtration efficiency (FE) of
hydrophilic fabrics increases when challenged with hygroscopic nanoparticles, for example …

Reinventing cloth masks in the face of pandemics

S Salter - Risk Analysis, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Because asymptomatic carriers of COVID‐19 produce respiratory droplets that can remain
suspended in air for several hours, social distancing may not be a reliable physical barrier to …

Provocative dose determination for methacholine challenge test aerosols through in vitro–in silico methods

CA Ruzycki, D Pawluski, EYL Wong, WH Finlay… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2023 - Elsevier
Inhaled aerosols have wide-ranging applications in the treatment and diagnosis of
respiratory diseases. Methacholine challenge testing (MCT) is a diagnostic test frequently …

Interspecies comparison of heat and mass transfer characteristics in monkey and human nasal cavities

S Vahaji, J Dong, L Tian, J Tu - Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Air conditioning in the nasal airways plays an important role in regulating ambient
atmospheric temperature and humidity conditions of the inhaled air. Inevitably, it may alter …

A revision of the multiple‐path particle dosimetry model focusing on tobacco product aerosol dynamics

A Mori, S Ito, T Sekine - International Journal for Numerical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To assess the health impact of inhaled aerosols, it is necessary to understand aerosol
dynamics and the associated dosimetry in the human respiratory tract. Although several …

Quantifying water activity coefficients in PG and VG mixture solutions: A novel approach for assessing E-liquid hygroscopicity

Y Cai, X Chen, J Yao, H Yang, F Zeng… - Aerosol Science and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The efficient delivery of nicotine in e-cigarette aerosols depends on the deposition efficiency
of these aerosols within the respiratory tract. Accurate prediction of the hygroscopic growth …

Evolving In Vitro and In Silico Methods for Predicting Performance in Respiratory Drug Delivery Applications

CA Ruzycki - 2022 - era.library.ualberta.ca
The overarching theme of this work is the investigation and development of in vitro and in
silico methods used to characterize inhaled pharmaceutical aerosols. The ultimate aim is to …

Эволюция размера растворимой аэрозольной частицы во влажном воздухе

ЮЛ Кузнецова - Вычислительная механика сплошных сред, 2022 - journal.permsc.ru
Закономерности гигроскопического роста/уменьшения размера водорастворимых
аэрозольных частиц оказывают существенное влияние на динамику процессов …

ВЫЧИСЛИТЕЛЬНАЯ МЕХАНИКА СПЛОШНЫХ СРЕД

ЮЛ КУЗНЕЦОВА - ВЫЧИСЛИТЕЛЬНАЯ МЕХАНИКА СПЛОШНЫХ …, 2022 - elibrary.ru
Закономерности гигроскопического роста/уменьшения размера водорастворимых
аэрозольных частиц оказывают существенное влияние на динамику процессов …