ArticleAAPS PharmSciTech2022
In Vitro Evaluation of Nebulized Pharmaceutical Aerosol Delivery to the Lungs Using a New Heated Dryer System (HDS).
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- Development of a Controlled-Dose Aerosol Challenge Method Using a Lung Fluid Quantitative Nebulizer.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Rapid and Efficient Aerosol Delivery During 60 L/min High Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy-In Vitro Development of a Novel Dry Powder Delivery Platform.AAPS PharmSciTech · 2026Article
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to develop a new heated dryer system (HDS) for high efficiency lung delivery of nebulized aerosol and demonstrate performance with realistic in vitro testing for trans-nasal aerosol administration simultaneously with high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy and separately for direct oral inhalation (OI) of the aerosol. With the HDS-HFNC and HDS-OI platforms, new active synchronization control routines were developed to sense subject inhalation and coordinate drug aerosol delivery. In vitro experiments were conducted to predict regional drug loss and lung delivery efficiency in systems that included the HDS with various patient interfaces, realistic airway models, and simulated breathing waveforms. For the HDS-HFNC platform and a repeating breathing waveform, total system loss was < 10%, extrathoracic deposition was approximately 6%, and best-case lung delivery efficiency was 75-78% of nebulized dose. Inclusion of randomized breathing with the HFNC system decreased lung delivery efficiency by ~ 10% and had no impact on nasal depositional loss. For the HDS-OI platform and best-case mouthpiece, total system loss was < 8%, extrathoracic deposition was < 1%, and lung delivery efficiency was > 90% of nebulized dose. Normal vs. deep randomized oral inhalation had little impact on performance of the HDS-OI platform and environmental aerosol loss was negligible. In conclusion, both platforms demonstrated the potential for high efficiency lung delivery of the aerosol with the HDS-OI platform having the added advantages of nearly eliminating extrathoracic deposition, being insensitive to breathing waveform, and preventing environmental aerosol loss.
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