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The physics of particle formation and deposition during breathing

In every breath, humans take in particles that may be deposited on the respiratory tract and exhale particles that may contain pathogens. Lidia Morawska and Giorgio Buonanno explain how physics advances are needed to understand these processes.

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Autores principales: Morawska, Lidia, Buonanno, Giorgio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7985916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33778373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42254-021-00307-4
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spelling pubmed-79859162021-03-23 The physics of particle formation and deposition during breathing Morawska, Lidia Buonanno, Giorgio Nat Rev Phys Comment In every breath, humans take in particles that may be deposited on the respiratory tract and exhale particles that may contain pathogens. Lidia Morawska and Giorgio Buonanno explain how physics advances are needed to understand these processes. Nature Publishing Group UK 2021-03-23 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC7985916/ /pubmed/33778373 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42254-021-00307-4 Text en © Springer Nature Limited 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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