Rational design of a dry powder inhaler: Device design and optimisation

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1303-1315

  Friebel, Christian ^a   Steckel, Hartwig ^b   Müller, Bernd W ^b  

^a Welding GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

device resistance; dry powder inhaler; in vitro deposition; modular inhaler; statistical design of experiments

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE;

ACCURACY; AIRFLOW; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CASCADE IMPACTION ANALYSIS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW RATE; IN VITRO DEPOSITION; IN VITRO STUDY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL RESISTANCE; POWDER INHALER; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; BUDESONIDE; CAPSULES; COST SAVINGS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRY POWDER INHALERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 84864722269     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: 20427158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.2012.01525.x     Document Type: Article

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