Development and validation of a computational finite element model 1 of the rabbit upper airway : Simulations of mandibular advancement and 2 tracheal displacement 3

Jason Amatoury, Shaokoon Cheng, Kristina Kairaitis, John R Wheatley, Terence C 4 Amis, Lynne E Bilston 5 6 1 Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 7 2 School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 8 Australia. 9 3 Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 10 Australia. 11 4 Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, 12 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 13 5 University of Sydney at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 14 6 Department of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 15 16 Contact Information: 17 Dr Jason Amatoury 18 Neuroscience Research Australia 19 Margarete Ainsworth Building 20 Barker Street, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia 21 Tel: +61 2 9399 1834 22 Email: [email protected] 23 24 Running Head: Computational finite element model of the upper airway 25 Articles in PresS. J Appl Physiol (January 14, 2016). doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00820.2015