Physics of respiration
For almost 20 years, the group had carried out studies on transport in the human respiratory system. This activity, initiated by B. Sapoval and M. Filoche, has first focused on gas exchanges in (…)
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Transport and Physics of Living systems
Fluid-structure interaction in the pulmonary airways
Forced expiration maneuver is the gold standard in Pulmonary Function Test (PFT). During this maneuver, the patient has first to breath at rest, perform a deep inspiration at Total Lung Capacity (…)
Aerosol transport and liquid delivery through the lung airway system
Due to the remarkable surface of the air-blood interface, lungs are a privileged path for systemic delivery using aerosols. Our group has studied the mechanisms of aerosol deposition in the lung, (…)
Transport in the human placenta
An extension of the study on respiration addresses oxygen transport in the human placenta. This organ in the only exchange interface between the mother and the fetus. It is in charge of providing (…)
Transport and Physics of Living systems
Biological systems propose new challenges and offer a wide spectrum of behaviors, all being sources of inspiration for physicists. The complexity of their organization can be observed from the (…)