Dry powder inhalers: a brief overview of the drug detachment techniques

Ther Deliv. 2020 Mar;11(3):139-143. doi: 10.4155/tde-2019-0087. Epub 2020 Jan 9.
No abstract available

Keywords: air jet sieving; cohesive–adhesive balance; de-agglomeration; dispersion; drug-detachment; dry powder inhaler; lactose carrier; pull-off force; pulmonary delivery; surface roughness.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Inhalation
  • Aerosols
  • Drug Carriers
  • Dry Powder Inhalers*
  • Lactose*
  • Particle Size
  • Powders

Substances

  • Aerosols
  • Drug Carriers
  • Powders
  • Lactose