The inhalation project is a multi-disciplinary research project investigating
health risk and injury caused by inhalation exposure. We combine computational
modelling with experimental measurements to explore and better understand
air-and-particle dynamics. Our outcomes translate the fundamental research to
resolve practical particle inhalation issues.
Nasal cavity models
Two reconstructed human nasal cavities from our studies, NC01 and NC02, are free to download for
research. Nasal cavity models →
Selected papers
Nasal spray drug delivery
- Inthavong, K., Tian ZF, Tu JY, Yang W, Xue C (2008) Optimising nasal spray parameters for efficient drug delivery using computational fluid dynamics. Computers in Biology and Medicine 38(6):713-26.
- Tian ZF, Inthavong, K., Tu JY (2007) Deposition of inhaled wood dust in the nasal cavity. Inhalation Toxicology 19(14):1155-65.
- Inthavong, K., Tian ZF, Li HF, Tu JY, Yang W, Xue CL (2006) A numerical study of spray particle deposition in a human nasal cavity. Aerosol Science and Technology 40(11):1034-45.
Inhalation toxicology
- King Se CM, Inthavong, K., Tu J. (2010) Inhalability of micron particles through the nose and mouth. Inhalation Toxicology 22(4):287-300.
- Inthavong, K., Tu JY, Ahmadi G. (2009) Computational modelling of gas-particle flows with different particle morphology in the human nasal cavity. Journal of Computational Multiphase Flows 1(1):57-82.
- Wang SM, Inthavong, K., Wen J, Tu JY, Xue CL (2009) Comparison of micron- and nanoparticle deposition patterns in a realistic human nasal cavity. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 166(3):142-151.
- Inthavong, K., Wen J, Tian ZF, Tu JY (2008) Numerical study of fibre deposition in a human nasal cavity. Journal of Aerosol Science 39(3):253-65.
Respiratory physiology
- Inthavong, K., Tu J, Ye Y, Ding S, Subic A, Thien F. (2010) Effects of airway obstruction induced by asthma attack on particle deposition. Journal of Aerosol Science 41(6):587-601.
- Inthavong, K., Choi L-T, Tu J, Ding S, Thien F. (2010) Micron particle deposition in a tracheobronchial airway model under different breathing conditions. Medical Engineering & Physics 32(10):1198-212.
- Se, C., Inthavong, K. and Tu, J.Y. (2010) Unsteady particle deposition in a human nasal cavity during inhalation. Journal of Computational Multiphase Flows 2:207-218.
- Inthavong, K., Wen J, Tu JY, Tian ZF (2009) From CT scans to CFD modelling — fluid and heat transfer in a realistic human nasal cavity. Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics 3(3):321-35.
- Wen J, Inthavong, K., Tu JY, Wang S (2008) Numerical simulations for detailed airflow dynamics in a human nasal cavity. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 161:125-35.
