The potential of non-invasive ventilation procedures and new minimally invasive\ntechniques has resulted in the research of alternative approaches as the aerosolization for the treatment\nof respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). The aim of this work was to design two nebulizer prototypes\nand to evaluate them studying the particle size distribution of the inhaled droplets generated with\ndistilled water and two perfluorocarbons (PFCs). Different experiments were performed with driving\npressures of 1â??3 bar for each compound. An Aerodynamic Particle Sizer was used to measure the\naerodynamic diameter (Da), the mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) and the geometric\nstandard deviation (GSD). The results showed that both prototypes produced heterodisperse aerosols\nwith Da mean values in all cases below...................
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