An experimental investigation of the spray issued from a pMDI using laser diagnostic techniques

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

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 351-368

  Dunbar, C A ^a,c   Watkins, A P ^a   Miller, J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomization; PDPA; pMDI; Propellants

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; PROPELLANT;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LASER; MEASUREMENT; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZATION; OZONE LAYER; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0031437330     PISSN: 08942684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jam.1997.10.351     Document Type: Article

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