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Title

Inhalation aerosols : physical and biological basis for therapy / edited by Anthony J. Hickey.

Publication

New York : Informa Healthcare, [2007], ©2007.

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Additional Authors

Hickey, Anthony J., 1955-

Description

xvii, 473 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Lung biology in health and disease ; v. 221

Uniform Title

Lung biology in health and disease ; v. 221.

Subjects

• Aerosols > therapeutic use
• Aerosols > pharmacology
• Pulmonary Ventilation > physiology
• Aerosol therapy
• Nebulizers and Vaporizers

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Deposition mechanics of pharmaceutical particles in human airways / Gabriela Sbirlea-Apiou, Ira Katz, Georges Caillibotte, Ted Martonen and Yadong Yang -- 2. Thermodynamics of inhaled hygroscopic drugs / Ira Katz, Gabriela Sbirlea-Apiou and Ted Martonen -- 3. Use of mathematical aerosol deposition models in predicting the distribution of inhaled therapeutic aerosols / David Swift, Bahman Asgharian and Julia S. Kimbell -- 4. Physiology and pharmacology of the airways / Ralph J. Altiere and David C. Thompson -- 5. Solute transport following aerosol deposition in the lungs / Richard M. Effros -- 6. Drug metabolism and enzyme kinetics in the lung / Meenakshi Bhat, Joseph K. H. Ma, Yongyut Rojanasakul and Ronald K. Wolff -- 7. Bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of inhaled drugs / Akwete L. Adjei, Yihong Qiu and Pramod K. Gupta -- 8. Therapeutic uses of lung aerosol / Jonathan A. Bernstein, Hetal Amin and Steven J. Smith -- 9. Atomization and nebulizers / Ralph W. Niven and Anthony J. Hickey -- 10. Ultrasonic and electrohydrodynamic methods for aerosol generation / Bernard J. Greenspan -- 11. Spray-drying and supercritical fluid particle generation techniques / Michiel M. Van Oort and Mark Sacchetti -- 12. Interfacial phenomena and phase behavior in metered dose inhaler formulations / Keith A. Johnson -- 13. Molecular scale behavior in alternative propellant-based inhaler formulations / Libo Wu, Robson P. S. Peguin, Parthiban Selvam, Udayan Chokshi and Sandro R. P. da Rocha -- 14. Aerosol generation from propellant-driven metered dose inhalers / Hugh D. C. Smyth, Richard M. Evans and Anthony J. Hickey -- 15. Medical devices for the delivery of therapeutic aerosols to the lungs / Richard N. Dalby, Susan L. Tiano and Anthony J. Hickey -- 16. Next generation dry powder inhalation delivery systems / Anthony J. Hickey and Timothy M. Crowder.

ISBN

• 9780849341601 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 0849341604 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2006051457

OCLC

• ocm76143299
• SCSB-5297700

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries