Research Article

Nanospray Drying as a Novel Technique for the Manufacturing of Inhalable NSAID Powders

Table 2

Aerodynamic properties of nanospray-dried Klys/leu (15% leu, 30% IPA) powders after ACI experiments: emitted dose (ED), mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD), fine particles fraction (FPF), and fine particle dose (FPD).

BatchFeed concentration (%), nozzle (), and temperature ()Emitted dose (%)MMAD (µm)FPF (%)FPD (mg)

#15% 99.2 ± 0.15.69 ± 0.2321.9 ± 2.56.27 ± 0.5
#23% 99.2 ± 0.15.44 ± 0.5529.5 ± 2.38.16 ± 0.24
#35% 99.1 ± 0.14.25 ± 0.1250.4 ± 1.912.7 ± 1.1
#55% 100.0 ± 0.13.72 ± 0.0766.3 ± 1.016.9 ± 0.6
#63% 96.7 ± 4.26.25 ± 0.1131.6 ± 1.67.85 ± 1.2
#95% 97.3 ± 1.04.58 ± 0.1445.6 ± 2.212.2 ± 1.3