Investigation of a novel condensation aerosol generator: Solute and solvent effects

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 672-681

  Gupta, Rajiv ^a   Hindle, Michael ^a   Byron, Peter R ^a   Cox, Kenneth A ^b   McRae, Douglas D ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Chrysalis Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PROPYLENE; SOLVENTS;

AEROSOL GENERATOR; PROPYLENE GLYCOL (PG);

AEROSOLS;

BENZYL DERIVATIVE; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL; FORMAMIDE; MACROGOL; OLEYL ALCOHOL; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SALOL; SOLVENT; TETRAETHYLENE GLYCOL; TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COOLING; DISSOLUTION; GAS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTE; VAPOR; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 1842704857     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820300910     Document Type: Article

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