Quantitative analysis and design of a spray aerosol inhaler. Part 2: Improvements in mouthpiece performance

Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 237-247

  Hindle, Michael ^a   Longest, P Worth ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

Author keywords

computational fluid dynamics (CFD); in vitro testing; inhaler design and optimization; mouthpiece geometry; qualityby design (QbD)

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BREATHING MOUTHPIECE; CAPILLARY AEROSOL GENERATOR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERATOR; GEOMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; INHALER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STUDY DESIGN;

AEROSOLS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS;

EID: 84885009853     PISSN: 19412711     EISSN: 19412703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2012.0995     Document Type: Article

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