Lobar Deposition Research Articles

Background and objectivesSuspended respirable airborne particles are associated with human health risks and especially particles within the range of ultrafine (< 0.1 μm) or fine (< 2.5 μm) have a high possibility of penetrating the lung region, which is concerned to be closely related to the bronchial or alveoli tissue dosimetry. Nature complex structure of the respiratory system requires much effort to explore and comprehend the flow and the inhaled particle dynamics for precise health risk assessment. Therefore, this study applied the computational fluid-particle dynamics (CFPD) method to elucidate the deposition characteristics of ultrafine-to-coarse particles in the human respiratory tract from nostrils to the 16th generation of terminal bronchi. MethodsThe realistic bronchi up to the 8th generation are precisely and perfectly generated from computed tomography (CT) images, and an artificial model compensates for the 9th-16th bronchioles. Herein, the steady airflow is simulated at constant breathing flow rates of 7.5, 15, and 30 L/min, reproducing human resting-intense activity. Then, trajectories of the particle size ranging from 0.002 – 10 μm are tracked using a discrete phase model. ResultsHere, we report reliable results of airflow patterns and particle deposition efficiency in the human respiratory system validated against experimental data. The individual-related focal point of ultrafine and fine particles deposition rates was actualized at the 8th generation; whilst the hot-spot of the deposited coarse particles was found in the 6th generation. Lobar deposition characterizes the dominance of coarse particles deposited in the right lower lobe, whereas the left upper-lower and right lower lobes simultaneously occupy high deposition rates for ultrafine particles. Finally, the results indicate a higher deposition in the right lung compared to its counterpart. ConclusionsFrom the results, the developed realistic human respiratory system down to the terminal bronchiole in this study, in coupling with the CFPD method, delivers the accurate prediction of a wide range of particles in terms of particle dosimetry and visualization of site-specific in the consecutive respiratory system. In addition, the series of CFPD analyses and their results are to offer in-depth information on particle behavior in human bronchioles, which may benefit health risk assessment or drug delivery studies

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Inhalation of airborne material poses a potential health risk to various subpopulations one of which is children. Little is known about the fate of particles in the respiratory tracts of children. Modeling efforts have been limited due largely to the lack of adequate information on lung geometry during growth. Lung morphometry measurements in children and adults between 3 months and 21 years of age were used to create 5-lobe lung geometries. Each lobe had a dichotomous, symmetric branching structure and was structurally different from the other lobes. The lung geometries were used in a multiple-path particle deposition model to calculate particle deposition fractions in different regions, lobes and airway generations of the lungs. Simulated breathing patterns were representative of resting breathing. Age-dependent, semi-empirical expressions of particles losses in the nasal airways, which were based on fits to the available experimental measurements, showed larger nasal deposition in adults than in children. Predicted tracheobronchial deposition patterns were similar among different ages for a given particle size. In the alveolar region, the predicted deposition fraction varied with age such that a clear trend could not be identified. Deposition fraction in a lobe was proportional to the volume of air going to that lobe. Deposition fractions in the lower left and right lobes were similar but higher than those in the other lobes for a given particle diameter. Lobar deposition fraction adjusted for lobar lung volume or lung deposition fraction adjusted for lung volume was found to be a unique property for an individual and presented a means for age-dependent deposition comparisons. The adjusted tracheobronchial and pulmonary deposition fractions were greatest for infants and decreased with age. A similar trend was also observed for deposition fraction per unit area as a function of airway generation. The distribution of particle deposition fraction per unit surface area varied with particle size for an individual, with ultrafine particles being more uniformly distributed throughout the lungs and coarse particles depositing primarily in the first few tracheobronchial airways. The trend of particle deposition with age indicates that children, particularly infants, may be at a greater health risk from exposure to airborne particulate matter and noxious materials all other conditions being equal. The age-dependent predicted deposition fraction pattern per unit area of different size particles has implications in the calculation of inhaled reference concentrations as well as site-specific delivery of drugs and other therapeutic compounds to the lungs of patients.

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