An ultrasonic aerosol therapy nebulizer using electroformed palladium-nickel alloy nozzle plates

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 187-193

  Lin, Chun You ^a   Meng, Hsien Chun ^b   Fu, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Micro Base Technology Corp   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electroforming; Nebulizer; Nozzle plate; Palladium nickel alloy

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE; CORROSION-RESISTANT; HIGH-FREQUENCY DRIVING; LIQUID DROPLETS; NEBULIZER; NOZZLE ORIFICE; NOZZLE PLATE; NOZZLE PLATES; ORAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; PALLADIUM-NICKEL; PZT TRANSDUCERS; SPRAY TESTING; TEST RESULTS; ULTRASONIC NEBULIZERS;

ALLOYS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CERIUM ALLOYS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; DROPS; DRUG DELIVERY; ELECTROFORMING; LIQUIDS; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; ORIFICES; ULTRASONICS;

SPRAY NOZZLES;

EID: 79959687655     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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