Swirling effects on the performance of the micro-particle acceleration and penetration: parametric studies

Powder Technology

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-195

  Liu, Yi ^a   Costigan, George ^a   Bellhouse, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Micro particle; Nozzle; Penetration; Supersonic; Swirl; Vortex

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; DNA; MACROMOLECULES; NOZZLES; PROTEINS;

BIOMEDICAL DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN SKIN; SWIRLING EFFECTS;

DRUG DELIVERY;

DISEASES; DNA; DRUG DELIVERY; MACROMOLECULES; NOZZLES; PROTEINS;

ACCELERATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; DYNAMICS;

EID: 40749133708     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2007.07.025     Document Type: Article

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