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Editorial

Pediatric inhalation therapy and the aerodynamic rationale for age-based aerosol sizes

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Pages 1037-1040 | Received 03 Feb 2023, Accepted 27 Apr 2023, Published online: 03 May 2023

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Figure 1. (a) Schematic of aerosol deposition trends as a function of age groups (i.e. adult, child and infant) and highlighted in the different lung regions (i.e. extra-thoracic, conducting and respiratory). By and large pediatric deposition is confined to the upper and extra-thoracic airways. (b) Deposition efficiency (DE) as a function of the particle Stokes number (Stk); curve trends are displayed according to the respective lung regions.

Figure 1. (a) Schematic of aerosol deposition trends as a function of age groups (i.e. adult, child and infant) and highlighted in the different lung regions (i.e. extra-thoracic, conducting and respiratory). By and large pediatric deposition is confined to the upper and extra-thoracic airways. (b) Deposition efficiency (DE) as a function of the particle Stokes number (Stk); curve trends are displayed according to the respective lung regions.

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