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ArticleMolecular pharmaceutics2025

Charged Particle Dynamics in Dry Powder Inhalers.

Connor Williamson, Joshua Baptiste, Melanie Hamilton, Cheng Pang, David Prime, Anthony J Stace, Elena Besley

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Article in Molecular pharmaceutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Connor WilliamsonSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.
Joshua BaptisteSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.
Melanie HamiltonDrug Product Design Development, GlaxoSmithKline RD, Park Road, Ware, Hertfordshire SG12 0DP, U.K.
Cheng Pang
David Prime
Anthony J StaceSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.
Elena BesleySchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-9910-7603

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mechanisms for the growth of particles in a stream of aerosolised inhalation powders have been investigated computationally using experimentally measured stream compositions. Many-body electrostatic theory has been incorporated into classical particle dynamics simulations to describe the aggregation of charged, fine powder particles in the single and dual stream geometry of an inhaler. The simulations use experimental bipolar charge measurements recorded using a Dekati BOLAR as input. Evidence of a subtle relationship between charge and the dynamics of particle growth contributes to our understanding of the electrostatics and many-body interactions in inhalation powders. It is found that certain combinations of particle size and charge result in a scavenging process whereby small particles, which may be therapeutic, aggregate with large particles to become ineffective due to an overall increase in size. This process may have important implications for design of dry powder inhaler devices.

Indexed as

Dry Powder InhalersAdministration, InhalationAerosolsParticle SizePowdersStatic ElectricityAerosolsPowderscluster growthdry powder inhalerelectrostatic interactionsparticle dynamics

Identifiers

PMID40801275
PMCPMC12406246

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