Airflow and Particle Deposition in Acinar Models with Interalveolar Septal Walls and Different Alveolar Numbers

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Simplified and complex multiple-alveoli models with septa and pores: (a) simplified 4-alveoli (or 4-sac) model with pores (septal apertures) of 40 μm in diameter; (b) 4-alveoli model with 100 μm pores; (c) 4-alveoli model with 160 μm pores; (d) 4-alveoli model with no spectrum; and (e) 45-alveoli model with 40 μm pores.

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