Vibration Technology for Active Dry-Powder Inhalers

Pharmaceutical Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 52-61

  Crowder, Timothy M ^a  

^a Oriel Therapeutics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; POWDERS;

VIBRATION FREQUENCIES; VIBRATION TECHNOLOGY;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

AEROSOL; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRY POWDER; INHALER; PACKAGING; POWDER INHALER; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; VIBRATION;

EID: 1842556733     PISSN: 15432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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