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Technical features of vaping drug delivery system for bronchodilator delivery
Mariam Chaoui1, Sophie Perinel-Ragey2, Nathalie Prévôt3
1Mines Saint-Etienne, Univ Lyon, Univ Jean Monnet, Etablissement Français du Sang, INSERM, U 1059 Sainbiose, Centre CIS, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France; INSERM, U1059, F-42023 Saint Etienne, France.
Purpose:
Several technical features influencing bronchodilator delivery were evaluated using different vaping drug delivery systems (VDDS).
Methods:
Terbutaline in powder form, combined with 1, 3- propanediol used as e-liquid was tested at different concentrations (1 and 2.5 mg/mL), power levels (15 W and 30 W), and set applied resistances (0.15 to 1.5 O) to compare the efficiency of three VDDS (GS AIR2, GS TANK, CUBIS). Samples were collected with a Glass Twin Impinger (GTI). A High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) was used for drug quantification. The Next Generation Impactor (NGI) measured particle size distribution. Results were also considered with a clinical jet nebulizer (Cirrus TM 2, 2 mL of terbutaline at 2.5 mg/mL).
Results:
GS AIR2 with resistance = 1.5 O; power = 15 W, and [Terbutaline] = 2.5 mg/mL represents the optimal VDDS conditions to deliver a respirable dose of 20.05 ± 4.2 µg/puff with a mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) of 1.41 ± 0.03 µm. Thus, 52 puffs were required (lasting approximately 15 min of vaping) to reach similar respirable dose and MMAD compared to nebulization.
Conclusion:
We proved that several crucial VDDS technical parameters govern the performance of respiratory bronchodilator delivery including the resistance, power level and atomizer design.
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