Research Article

Assessing Modeled C O 2 Retention and Rebreathing of a Facemask Designed for Efficient Delivery of Aerosols to Infants

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CO2 concentration map representing different stages of the first respiratory cycle (normal breathing pattern). A sagittal plane taken parallel to the plane of the center of the infant’s nostril is shown at different discrete times within the first modeled respiratory cycle. Blue represents a CO2 concentration of zero percent (the modeled concentration of ambient air), and red represents a CO2 concentration of 5% (the usual CO2 concentration found in exhaled air from a human infant). (a) 𝑡 = 0 . 0 0 5  sec; (b) 𝑡 = 0 . 2 5  sec; (c) 𝑡 = 0 . 5  sec; (d) 𝑡 = 0 . 7 5  sec; (e) 𝑡 = 1  sec.
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