Studies on ultrasonic microfeeding of fine powders

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2444-2453

  Lu, Xuesong ^a   Yang, Shoufeng ^a   Evans, Julian R G ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DRUG DOSAGE; DRUG PRODUCTS; NOZZLES; OSCILLATIONS; POWDERS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

COLOUR MANAGEMENT; FINE POWDERS; PHARMACEUTICAL DOSING; ULTRASONIC MICROFEEDING;

FEEDING;

EID: 33646922307     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/39/11/020     Document Type: Article

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