Abstract: A theoretical analysis is presented predicting the closure of small airways in the region of the terminal and respiratory bronchioles. The airways are modelled as thin elastic tubes, coated on ...

Abstract: Deep sea divers suffer from decompression sickness (DCS) when their rate of ascent to the surface is too rapid. When the ambient pressure drops, inert gas bubbles may form in blood vessels ...

Abstract: Soluble surfactant and airway surface liquid transport are examined using a mathematical model of Marangoni flows which accounts for airway branching and for cyclic airway stretching. Both radial ...