It's chaos in the lungs
Chaotic acinar flow may be the origin of substantial mixing and transport of fine aerosols deep in the lung.
Jul 17, 2002
Transport and deposition of inhaled fine particles within the lung (such as bacteria, airborne pollutants and aerosolized drugs) has important clinical implications and is determined by the interaction of inhaled and residual alveolar gas. In 23 July
Tsuda
"This finding suggests that aerosol transport and deposition in the pulmonary acinus are governed by entirely different dynamics than processes based...