Turn Powder Into An Aerosol For Asthma Treatment?

Question

Hi,

I want to turn an anti-inflammatory powder into a breathable aerosol for asthma treatment.

Could Ultrasounds achieve this ? Would there be any other method to turn powder into a breathable aerosol ?

Thanks.

Answer 1

They already have products on the market that are inhalable anti-inflamatory powders for the purposes that you describe.

One product is marketed as "Advair" diskus, and includes a fine powdered form of fluticasone proprionate which is a steroid that is inhaled directly from a disc shaped dispenser.
The aerosol effect is produced by the shape of the disc and the air that is inhaled is the only driver as it entrains the powder as it passes over it.

They also have a inhalable powdered form of triotropium bromide for use by people with C.O.P.D. that requires that only one capsule of powder be inhaled every 24 hours. The driving principle is the same. It is simply entrainment of the powder by the inhaled air. Very simple.

Try a web search for each of these products and you will find a downloadable PDF file for each of them that describes them in more detail.

Since all inhalers with CFC driven aerosols are being banned after 2008, they are coming out with many new products.

Answer 2

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