Design optimisation of novel pharmaceutical actuator using optical diagnostics

Proceedings of the 7th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, ESDA 2004

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 407-413

  Versteeg, Henk K ^a   Hargrave, Graham K ^a   Geneva, Perry A ^b   Williams III, Robert C ^b   Deaton, Dan ^b   Kakade, Prashant ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Kos Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol formation; Drug deposition; Experimental; Metered dose inhaler; Optical diagnostics; Pharmaceutical devices

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AEROSOLS; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; MARKETING; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; SPRAYING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

METERED DOSE INHALERS (MDI); OPTICAL DIAGNOSTICS; PHARMACEUTICAL ACTUATORS; VORTEX NOZZLE ASSEMBLY (VNA);

DRUG PRODUCTS;

EID: 8844286958     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/esda2004-58173     Document Type: Conference Paper

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