Table 1 Size distribution of porcine pulmonary surfactant aerosol particles
From: Aerosolised surfactant generated by a novel noninvasive apparatus reduced acute lung injury in rats
Particle diameter (μm) | Flow rate (L/minute) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | ||||
MV | IC | MV | IC | MV | IC | |
≤ 2.0 | 90.7% | 90.7% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
2.0 to 5.0 | 2.3% | 93.0% | 0.2% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
≥ 5.0 | 7.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |