Why Do Medical Nebulizers Differ in Their Output and Particle Size Characteristics?

Journal of Aerosol Medicine: Deposition, Clearance, and Effects in the Lung

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 259-276

  Nerbrink, O ^a   Dahlback M ^a   Hansson, H C ^b  

^a ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

droplet generation; impactor; liquid output; Nebulizer; particle size distribution

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; DIFFRACTION; LASER; NEBULIZATION; NEBULIZER; PARTICLE SIZE; VELOCITY; VOLUMETRY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; KINETICS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PARTICLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0028630804     PISSN: 08942684     EISSN: 15579026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jam.1994.7.259     Document Type: Article

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