Title :
Lung mechanics and the engineer
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Physiol., Aberdeen Univ., UK
Abstract :
The author highlights two areas of lung mechanics where engineers could make valuable contributions in the future. The first concerns the development of techniques to allow early detection of airway disease, and the second concerns the fluid mechanics of inspiratory gas flow in the upper airways. The latter is considered with particular reference to inspiratory problems in divers.<>
Keywords :
biomedical engineering; pneumodynamics; divers; early detection of airway disease; engineer; fluid mechanics; inspiratory gas flow; inspiratory problems; lung mechanics; upper airways;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94941
