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Pleural Mechanics

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Respiratory Biomechanics

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Abstract

The visceral pleura is a thin membrane which completely surrounds the lung and is tightly adherent to the parenchymal tissue. It contains elastic fibers which form an irregular network with no preferential orientation [1]. Although many physiologic roles have been proposed for this membrane, we limit our focus to the effects of the pleura on lung mechanics. Specifically, what is the relationship between stress and strain for the pleural membrane? And what implication does this relationship have for the overall mechanical function of the lung?

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  1. University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, 06032, USA

    James R. Ligas

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, University of Connecticut Health Center, 06032, Farmington, CT, USA

    Mary A. Farrell Epstein

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut, 06032, Farmington, CT, USA

    James R. Ligas

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Ligas, J.R. (1990). Pleural Mechanics. 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_5

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