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Area of Science:

  • Pharmacokinetics and Drug Delivery
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Validating numerical models for nasal spray deposition is crucial for device development but presents challenges.
  • Accurate simulation requires careful consideration of nasal cavity geometry and spray characteristics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate a numerical model for nasal spray deposition against experimental data.
  • To assess the impact of model simplification (regional segmentation, stationary flow) on accuracy.
  • To perform a sensitivity analysis on key input parameters affecting particle deposition.

Main Methods:

  • Numerical simulation of airflow and particle transport in a segmented nasal cavity model.
  • Comparison of model predictions with experimental nasal spray deposition data.
  • Computational cost reduction by modeling flow as stationary.
  • Sensitivity analysis involving 96 simulations varying spray parameters.

Main Results:

  • The numerical model showed high consistency with experimental data when the nasal cavity was segmented into two regions, but not three.
  • Modeling the flow as stationary significantly reduced computational cost without compromising particle deposition accuracy.
  • Sensitivity analysis revealed that anterior and middle nasal deposition are influenced by spray angle and breakup length.
  • Posterior nasal deposition is highly sensitive to injection velocity.

Conclusions:

  • A simplified two-region nasal cavity model with stationary flow provides a computationally efficient and accurate approach for nasal spray deposition studies.
  • Spray half cone angle, mean spray exit velocity, and breakup length are critical parameters influencing nasal spray deposition patterns.
  • Understanding parameter sensitivity is vital for optimizing nasal spray device design and predicting drug delivery efficacy.