8Methods to Study Mucoadhesive Dosage Forms Maya Davidovich-Pinhas and Havazelet Bianco-Peled Department of Chemical Engineering Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Israel 8.1 Introduction Mucoadhesion is a specific example of…
4.1 Introduction Manufacturing of suspension-type metered-dose inhaler (MDI) and dry powder inhaler (DPI) products for pulmonary drug administration requires powders with desirable characteristics, including particle size, shape, density, crystallinity, surface…
6.1 Introduction Impactors are the official instruments for determining the particle size distribution of aerosols generated from medical inhalers and nebulizers. They directly measure the aerodynamic particle size, which affects…
2.1 Introduction Pharmacologically active substances have been administered to humans for thousands of years, but delivery via the lung is a relatively recent development. Commercialization of inhaled respiratory medicines was…
3.1 Introduction Chapter 2 highlighted the different approaches and commercial devices used to deliver medicines to the respiratory tract. For the routine treatment of nonsevere asthma, the two most commonly…
