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Area of Science:

  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics

Background:

  • Effective nasal drug delivery requires precise control over spray characteristics.
  • Particle formation and flow within the nasal cavity are critical for device efficacy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify critical parameters influencing particle formation from nasal spray devices.
  • To establish initial conditions for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of particle flow in the nasal cavity.
  • To guide the design of improved nasal drug delivery systems.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized particle/droplet image analyser (PDIA) and particle image velocimetry (PIV) for experimental imaging.
  • Determined critical parameters: particle size, spray cone diameter, and spray cone angle.
  • Employed an Eulerian-Lagrangian scheme in CFD software to simulate particle flow (10 and 20 micrometers) at 10 L/min breathing rate.

Main Results:

  • Quantified ranges for particle size, spray cone diameter, and angle from experimental data.
  • Simulated particle trajectories within a nasal cavity model using derived boundary conditions.
  • Provided qualitative insights into particle deposition patterns.

Conclusions:

  • Identified key parameters for nasal spray design through advanced imaging techniques.
  • Demonstrated the utility of CFD simulations for predicting particle behavior in nasal delivery.
  • Aimed to support the pharmaceutical industry in optimizing nasal spray device development.