Simulation of Airway Deposition of an Aerosol Drug in COPD Patients
Medical aerosols are key elements of current chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) therapy. Therapeutic effects are conditioned by the delivery of the right amount of medication to the right place within the airways, that is, to the drug receptors. Deposition of the inhaled drugs is sensitive...
Main Authors: | Árpád Farkas, Frantisek Lizal, Jan Jedelsky, Jakub Elcner, Alpár Horváth, Miroslav Jicha |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-04-01
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Series: | Pharmaceutics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/11/4/153 |
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