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Recoil due to tissue elastic forces and surface tension are the principal mechanisms which counter balance the inflating transpulmonary pressure of the lungs. The stress-strain properties of the elastic elements and surface tension-area relationships of surfactant are not sufficient to describe the mechanical behavior of the lungs because of the complex arrangement of the alveoli and alveolar ducts (Figure 1.).
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Mercer, R.R. (1990). Volume-Pressure Hysteresis of the Lungs. In: Epstein, M.A.F., Ligas, J.R. (eds) Respiratory Biomechanics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3452-4_3
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