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Donald P. Gaver
Researcher at Tulane University
Publications - 83
Citations - 3306
Donald P. Gaver is an academic researcher from Tulane University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pulmonary surfactant & Lung injury. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 74 publications receiving 3083 citations. Previous affiliations of Donald P. Gaver include Northwestern University & University of Chicago.
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Mechanisms of surface-tension-induced epithelial cell damage in a model of pulmonary airway reopening.
TL;DR: The hypotheses that mechanical stresses associated with airway reopening injure pulmonary epithelial cells and that pulmonary surfactant protects the epithelium from this injury are supported.
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The dynamics of a localized surfactant on a thin film
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the flow induced by a localized insoluble surfactant on a thin film and derive equations that describe the evolution of the film thickness and surface tension.
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Effects of surface tension and viscosity on airway reopening.
TL;DR: Predictions of airway opening times suggest that airway closure can persist through a considerable portion of inspiration when lining fluid viscosity or surface tension are elevated.
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A Theoretical Model Study of the Influence of Fluid Stresses on a Cell Adhering to a Microchannel Wall
TL;DR: This study shows that even for the smallest cells (gamma = R/H << 1), the stress, force, and torque can be significantly greater than that predicted based on flow in a cell-free system.
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Modeling Biofilm Processes Using the Immersed Boundary Method
TL;DR: Two-dimensional numerical simulations are shown to demonstrate several different types of scenarios that may be modeled using immersed boundary methods and indicate the variety of different phenomena one might expect in biofilm processes.