Biofluid Mechanics

The concentration in biofluid mechanics has special interest in liquid, gas, particle, and heat flow in the human respiratory system. Some engineering aspects studied by the Pulmonary Fluid Mechanics Laboratory include: delivery of medications by inhaled aerosols, flow and mixing of gases in the lung, fluid mechanics of coughing, interaction of the respiratory system with the environment, causes of respiratory tract infections, heat and water transport in the respiratory system, mass transfer in the nasal cavity, uptake of pollutants and odorants in the nose and lung, and obtaining diagnostic information such as cardiac output from respiratory gas washout.

Penn Research Laboratories involved in Biofluid Mechanics:

• Pulmonary Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

Bioengineering industry sectors related to Biofluid Mechanics:

• Artificial Organs
• Biomechanics
• Cardiopulmonary
• Pharmaceutical

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