Particle size and charge distribution analysis of pharmaceutical aerosols generated by inhalers

Pharmaceutical Development and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-41

  Saini, D ^a   Biris, A S ^b   Srirama, P K ^c   Mazumder, M K ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry powder and metered dose inhalers; Particle size and charge analyzer; Particle size and charge distributions; Pharmaceutical aerosol

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; DISPERSION; DRUG DISPOSITION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG TRANSPORT; DRY POWDER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; INHALER; METERED DOSE INHALER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; NEBULIZER; POWDER; SURFACE PROPERTY;

OIL;

AEROSOLS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; OILS; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 34249655139     PISSN: 10837450     EISSN: 10979867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10837450601166536     Document Type: Article

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