Application of a droplet evaporation model to aerodynamic size measurement of drug aerosols generated by a vibrating mesh nebulizer

Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 295-302

  Rao, Nagaraja ^a   Kadrichu, Nani ^a   Ament, Brian ^a  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

aerosol distribution; bench testing; modeling; nebulizer

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; DRUG SOLUTION; EVAPORATION; FREEZING; HUMIDITY; MEASUREMENT; NEBULIZATION; NEBULIZER; SPECTROMETRY; TEMPERATURE; VIBRATING MESH NEBULIZER;

AEROSOLS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMIDITY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; REFRIGERATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77958116257     PISSN: 19412711     EISSN: 19412703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2009.0805     Document Type: Article

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