The Mechanics of Inhaled Pharmaceutical Aerosols: An Introduction

The Mechanics of Inhaled Pharmaceutical Aerosols, Second Edition provides a concise but thorough exposition of the fundamental concepts in the field of pharmaceutical aerosols. The field of inhaled pharmaceutical aerosols has grown rapidly since the original edition was published in 2001. The revised edition will allow researchers in the field to gain an up-to-date, thorough understanding of the field from first principles, allowing them to understand, design, develop and improve inhaled pharmaceutical aerosol devices and therapies. The first four chapters provide an introduction to several fundamental topics. Chapters 5-7 consider mechanics and deposition specifically in the respiratory tract, while the last three chapters consider the mechanics associated with the three main existing types of pharmaceutical aerosol inhalation devices. The text will be used extensively by academics in their research, as well as in courses taught on this topic at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of this book, it will also serve a wide audience that includes engineers and scientists involved with inhaled aerosol therapies. Provides a concise but thorough exposition of the fundamental concepts in the field of pharmaceutical aerosolsAllows researchers in the field to gain an up-to-date, thorough understanding of the field from first principlesIntroduces the pharmaceutical aerosols field to the many engineers and scientists entering this area INDICE: 1. Introduction2. Particle Size Distributions3. Motion of a Single Aerosol Particle in a Fluid4. Particle Size Changes Due to Evaporation or Condensation5. Introduction to the Respiratory Tract6. Fluid Dynamics in the Respiratory Tract7. Particle Deposition in the Respiratory Tract8. Nebulizers9. Dry Powder Inhalers10. Metered Dose Propellant Inhalers

• ISBN: 978-0-08-102749-3
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 340
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés