Book chapter
Chapter 1 - The respiratory defense system and physiological effects of mask wearing
Designing Advanced Respiratory Protective Devices for Pandemics, pp.1-15
Elsevier Ltd
2025
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-95316-0.00013-X
Abstract
The human respiratory system is the primary site of gas exchange, facilitating the transport of environmental air to the delicate gas exchange region in the most distal part of the lung. Because the respiratory system is in constant communication with the ambient environment, it is particularly vulnerable to damage from chemical, physical, and biological agents that may be present in inhaled gas. Masks serve two purposes in protecting the lung from the ambient environment. They form a physical barrier against large particles, and they prevent smaller particles from reaching the lung by promoting their aggregation. The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the structure and defense systems of the human respiratory system, to discuss how transmission to the respiratory system occurs, and to discuss the impact of mask-wearing on the respiratory system.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Chapter 1 - The respiratory defense system and physiological effects of mask wearing
- Creators
- Hardik KalraMichael H. TomassonMelissa L. Bates
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Designing Advanced Respiratory Protective Devices for Pandemics, pp.1-15
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/B978-0-323-95316-0.00013-X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2025
- Academic Unit
- Health and Human Physiology; Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984749559802771
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