Table 1. Physiological parameters#1.
Parameter | Symbol(s) | Value |
---|---|---|
Perfusion of conducting airways | Qbr | 7.8 L/h #2 |
Perfusion of alveolar space | Qalv | 312 L/h #3 |
Bronchial tissue volume | 144 mL #4 | |
Alveolar tissue volume | 388 mL #4 | |
Alveolar fluid volume | 36 mL [42] | |
Alveolar surface area | 130 m2 [43] | |
Location-resolved parameters | rbr, , , qbr | see main text |
#1 Physiological parameters were assumed identical for healthy volunteers and asthmatic patients. Only deposition patterns were corrected for asthmatic patients.
#2 calculated based on 2.5% of cardiac output [44]
#3 equal to cardiac output, taken from [45, Table 22]
#4 computed from lung tissue weight of 532 g [45], assuming a tissue density of 1 g/mL and 27% central/73% peripheral lung tissue weight fraction as in [33, Supplement].
Summary of physiological parameters obtained from literature.