Abstract
Previous studies have reported that carrier-drug mass ratio has a significant influence on the aerosol performance of dry powder inhalation systems. This paper investigated the effect of carrier-drug mass ratio in different inhaler designs based on a multi-scale modelling technique combined computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and discrete element method (DEM) approach, aiming to develop better understanding of the aerosolisation mechanism of carrier-based formulation. Different formulations containing drug (salbutamol sulphate) and carrier (lactose) were used in experimental and numerical works with varied carrier-drug mass ratios ranging from 1:10 to 1:200. The fine particle fractions (FPFs) in the original and cross grid inhaler-throat model were measured to characterize the aerosolisation performance. The dynamics of the carrier particles in the original and cross grid inhaler-throat model were simulated. The experimental results showed that the significant difference between the original and cross-grid design for the pure drug but not for the carrier system. The numerical results showed that there was no much different in FPFs until a critical threshold was exceeded when the drug loading increased
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods |
Editors | Xikui Li, Yuntian Feng, Graham Mustoe |
Place of Publication | Singapore, Singapore |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 957-965 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789811019265 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789811019258 |
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Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Event | International Conference on Discrete Element Methods 2016 - Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China Duration: 1 Aug 2016 → 4 Aug 2016 Conference number: 7th https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-10-1926-5 |
Publication series
Name | Springer proceedings in physics |
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Publisher | Springer |
Volume | 188 |
ISSN (Print) | 0930-8989 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1867-4941 |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Discrete Element Methods 2016 |
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Abbreviated title | DEM 2016 |
Country/Territory | China |
City | Dalian |
Period | 1/08/16 → 4/08/16 |
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