ReviewNature reviews. Physics2022
The physics of respiratory particle generation, fate in the air, and inhalation.
Review in Nature reviews. Physics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 106 citations in OpenAlex.
- Meta-Analysis of COVID-19 Cluster Events Suggestive of Long-Distance Airborne Transmission/Inhalation.MicrobiologyOpen · 2026Pooled it
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- Assessing Human Lung Pharmacokinetics Using Exhaled Breath Particles.Journal of aerosol medicine and pulmonary drug delivery · 2025Trial
- Exhaled breath particles as a novel tool to study lipid composition of epithelial lining fluid from the distal lung.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Trial
- Atmospheric water harvesting for humidity control in medical devices for global health.Nature biomedical engineering · 2026Review
- Condensate-Like Organization in Respiratory Aerosols Modulates the Dynamics of an Airborne Virus.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Influence of Carbon Dioxide and pH on Influenza Virus in Sessile Saliva Droplets.Environmental science & technology · 2026Article
- Organic components modulate the morphology of respirable aerovirology-relevant aerosols.Aerosol science and technology : the journal of the American Association for Aerosol Research · 2026Article
- Investigating the exhaled lipid biomarkers among e-cigarette users compared to non-smokers.Lipids in health and disease · 2026Article
- Vapor pressure measurements on ΔJournal of breath research · 2026Article
- Organic Components Modulate the Morphology of Respirable Aerovirology-Relevant Aerosols.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Determinants of respiratory tract aerosol generation in a diverse clinical population: an observational study.BMJ open respiratory research · 2025Observational
- Beyond additive effects: examining the combined impact of air pollutant interactions on pulmonary tuberculosis in China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Speaking Different Languages Impacts Size-Resolved Exhaled Breath Aerosol Particle Emission.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Article
- Oxidative potential of PMScientific reports · 2025Article
- Characterization of respiratory particles released during continuous speech and its relation to mask performance.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Chemical Analysis of Deep-Lung Fluid Derived from Exhaled Breath Particles.Analytical chemistry · 2025Article
- Perspectives on physics-based one-dimensional modeling of lung physiology.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Air pollution and coronary atherosclerosis.Future cardiology · 2025Review
- Editorial: Translating biomechanics of the human airways for classification, diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary diseases.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Given that breathing is one of the most fundamental physiological functions, there is an urgent need to broaden our understanding of the fluid dynamics that governs it. There would be many benefits from doing so, including a better assessment of respiratory health, a basis for more precise delivery of pharmaceutical drugs for treatment, and the understanding and potential minimization of respiratory infection transmission. We review the physics of particle generation in the respiratory tract, the fate of these particles in the air on exhalation and the physics of particle inhalation. The main focus is on evidence from experimental studies. We conclude that although there is qualitative understanding of the generation of particles in the respiratory tract, a basic quantitative knowledge of the characteristics of the particles emitted during respiratory activities and their fate after emission, and a theoretical understanding of particle deposition during inhalation, nevertheless the general understanding of the entire process is rudimentary, and many open questions remain.
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