The effect of viscoelasticity in an airway closure model
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DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2020.1162
Abstract: Abstract The closure of a human lung airway is modelled as a pipe coated internally with a liquid that takes into account the viscoelastic properties of mucus. For a thick-enough coating, the Plateau–Rayleigh instability blocks… read more here.
Keywords: effect viscoelasticity; model; viscoelasticity airway; airway closure ... See more keywords