Fig. 3.
Influence of electrostatic charges on particle deposition with different charge levels in silico models of human airways, including mouth–throat, tracheal, left lung, right lung, and overall deposition, at an inhalation rate of 15.2 L min−1. Data suggest that electrostatic charges on particles significantly enhance their deposition in human airways, including lungs. The deposition of small particles carrying elementary charges is several times greater than those of the same size without electrical charges.
Reprinted with permission of Elsevier from Koullapis et al. (2016)