Investigating the evaporation of metered-dose inhaler formulations in humid air: Single droplet experiments

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

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 218-224

  Martin, Andrew R ^a   Kwok, Daniel Y ^a   Finlay, Warren H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Humidity; Hydrofluoroalkane propellant; MDI; Metered dose inhaler; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; APAFLURANE; EXCIPIENT; HFA 227EA; PROPELLANT; SORBITAN; TRIOLEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAMERA; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MIXTURE; DRY DEPOSITION; EVAPORATION; HUMIDITY; METERED DOSE INHALER; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION KINETICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AEROSOL PROPELLANTS; ETHANOL; HUMIDITY; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED; METERED DOSE INHALERS; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 21344450712     PISSN: 08942684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jam.2005.18.218     Document Type: Article

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