Characterisation of solution-based pressurised metered-dose inhaler aerosols with an optical particle counter

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 393-398

  Kuhli, M ^a   Weiss, M ^b   Steckel, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b PALAS GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerosol particle sizing; Aerosol sampling system; Cascade impaction; Light scattering aerosol spectrometer; Pressurised metered dose inhaler

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DEVICE; LASER DIFFRACTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MEASUREMENT; METERED DOSE INHALER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; PRESSURIZED METERED DOSE INHALER; SAMPLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SENSOR; SPECTROMETER;

AEROSOLS; CALIBRATION; METERED DOSE INHALERS; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 77954541215     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2010.03.018     Document Type: Article

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