[HTML][HTML] Recent developments in lactose blend formulations for carrier-based dry powder inhalation

GA Hebbink, M Jaspers, HJW Peters… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lactose is the most commonly used excipient in carrier-based dry powder inhalation (DPI)
formulations. Numerous inhalation therapies have been developed using lactose as a …

Airway geometry, airway flow, and particle measurement methods: implications on pulmonary drug delivery

A Kourmatzis, S Cheng, HK Chan - Expert opinion on drug delivery, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The effectiveness of drug delivery to the lungs is inextricably linked to the
fundamental interactions that occur between particles and flow in the extrathoracic airway …

[HTML][HTML] Coupled CFD-DEM model for dry powder inhalers simulation: Validation and sensitivity analysis for the main model parameters

R Ponzini, R Da Vià, S Bnà, C Cottini, A Benassi - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of computational techniques in the design of dry powder inhalers (DPI), as well as
in unravelling the complex mechanisms of drug aerosolization, has increased significantly in …

In-vitro and particle image velocimetry studies of dry powder inhalers

LG Dos Reis, V Chaugule, DF Fletcher… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Inhalation drug delivery has seen a swift rise in the use of dry powder inhalers (DPIs) to treat
chronic respiratory conditions. However, universal adoption of DPIs has been restrained due …

Full-scale DEM simulation of coupled fluid and dry-coated particle flow in swirl-based dry powder inhalers

FO Alfano, A Benassi, R Gaspari… - Industrial & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Fine particle lift and aerodispersion are utilized as specialized technology in pharmaceutical
devices such as dry powder inhalers (DPIs), where the active pharmaceutical ingredient …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and computational study of the effect of breath-actuated mechanism built in the NEXThaler® dry powder inhaler

Á Farkas, D Lewis, T Church, A Tweedie… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The breath-actuated mechanism (BAM) is a mechanical unit included in NEXThaler® with
the role of delaying the emission of the drug until the inhalation flow rate of the patient is …

Combining experimental and computational techniques to understand and improve dry powder inhalers

V Chaugule, CY Wong, K Inthavong… - Expert Opinion on …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Dry Powder Inhalers (DPIs) continue to be developed to deliver an
expanding range of drugs to treat an ever-increasing range of medical conditions; with each …

Probing the particulate microstructure of the aerodynamic particle size distribution of dry powder inhaler combination products

MW Jetzer, BD Morrical, M Schneider, S Edge… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The in-vitro aerosol performance of two combination dry powder inhaler (DPI) products,
Foster® NEXThaler® and Seretide® Diskus® were investigated with single particle aerosol …

Image-based characterization of powder flow to predict the success of pharmaceutical minitablet manufacturing

D Blanco, O Antikainen, H Räikkönen, PT Mah… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Powder flowability plays an important role in die filling during tablet manufacturing. The
present study introduces a novel small-scale measuring technique for powder flow. Based …

Modelling deaggregation due to normal carrier–wall collision in dry powder inhalers

FO Alfano, A Di Renzo, R Gaspari, A Benassi… - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Powder deaggregation in Dry Powder Inhalers (DPI) with carrier-based formulations is a key
process for the effectiveness of drug administration. Carrier-wall collisions are one of the …