Preparation of microbubble suspensions by co-axial electrohydrodynamic atomization

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 749-754

  Farook, U ^a   Zhang, H B ^a   Edirisinghe, M J ^a   Stride, E ^a   Saffari, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atomization; Co axial; Electrohydrodynamic; Microbubble

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; DIFFRACTOMETERS; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; GLYCEROL; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

FLOW RATES; LASER DIFFRACTOMETRY; MICROBUBBLE SUSPENSIONS;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

GLYCEROL;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; LASER DIFFRACTION; LIQUID CULTURE; MICROBUBBLE; MICROSCOPY; NEBULIZATION; NEEDLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COLLOIDS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GASES; MICROBUBBLES; MICROFLUIDICS; NEEDLES; PARTICLE SIZE; WATER;

EID: 34247514677     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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