Complexity in Structure and Function of the Lung

Mechanical Properties

Heterogeneity in Airways, Robert Brown and Wayne A. Mitzner
Alveolar Lining Layer: Functions, Composition, Structures, Samuel Schürch, Hans Bachofen, and Fred Possmayer
Parenchymal Macromechanics, Theodore A. Wilson
Micromechanics of the Lung: From the Parenchyma to the Cytoskeleton, Jeffrey J. Fredberg, Ning Wang, Dimitrije Stamenovic and Donald E. Ingber
Dynamics of Pleural Liquid: Mechanical Factors Affecting Its Formation and Regional Distribution, Stephen J. Lai-Fook and Ping M. Wang
Chest Wall Mechanics, Stephen H. Loring and James P. Butler
Diaphragm Mechanics, Aladin M. Boriek and Joseph R. Rodarte

Airway Exchange of Gas

Inert Gas Exchange in the Airways, Steven C. George, Jennifer E. Souders, and Michael P. Hlastala
Kinetic Determinants of Inhaled Reactive Gas Absorption, Akhil Bidani and Edward M. Postlethwait
Gas and Particle Transport in the Lung, Chantal Darquenne and Manuel Paiva

Pulmonary Ventilation Heterogeneity

Characteristics of Respiratory System Complexity Captured via X-ray Computed Tomography: Image Acquisition, Display, and Analysis, Eric A. Hoffman and Lynne E. Olson
Measurement of Regional Ventilation by Aerosol Deposition, H. Thomas Robertson

Pulmonary Perfusion Heterogeneity

Complexity and Structure-Function Relationships in the Pulmonary Arterial Tree, Christopher A. Dawson, Gary S. Krenz, and John H. Linehan
Complexity of Perfusion in the Pulmonary Gas Exchange Vessels, Wiltz W. Wagner, Jr., and Robert G. Presson, Jr.
Regional Differences in the Lung: A Changing Perspective on Blood Flow Distribution, Robb W. Glenny and H. Thomas Robertson

Matching of Ventilation and Perfusion

Noninvasive Measurement of Local VA,Q, and VA/Q Distributions by PET, José G. Venegas
Physiological Effects of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide on VA/Q Heterogeneity, Erik R. Swenson, Karen B. Domino, and Michael P. Hlastala
Ventilation-Perfusion Heterogeneity: Insights from Comparative Physiology, Susan R. Hopkins and Frank L. Powell
Heterogeneity in the Lung: Concepts and Measures, Robb W. Glenny