DocumentCode
3313133
Title
Lung injury biomechanics: an in vitro model and clinical implications
Author
Margulies, S.S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Bioeng., Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Volume
2
fYear
1999
fDate
36434
Abstract
These experimental findings using a cell culture model for ventilator-induced lung injury confirm the hypothesis that cellular deformations corresponding to high lung volumes result in alveolar epithelial injury, and yield important insight into injury mechanisms and preventive measures
Keywords
biomechanics; cellular biophysics; diseases; lung; physiological models; alveolar epithelial injury; cell culture model; cellular deformations; clinical implications; in vitro model; injury mechanisms; lung injury biomechanics; lung volumes; preventive measures; ventilator-induced lung injury; Biomechanics; Blood; Capacitive sensors; Deformable models; Fluorescence; In vitro; Injuries; Lungs; Permeability; Ventilation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location
Atlanta, GA
ISSN
1094-687X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5674-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804493
Filename
804493
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