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. 2012 Jun 8;13(3):875–882. doi: 10.1208/s12249-012-9797-0

Table IV.

Values of FPM and LPM from First Series of Assessments with Each Cascade Impactor System Using DPI “A”

Impactor Sample duration (s) LPM (% total recovered mass)
FPM0.94–4.46 μm (% total recovered mass)
NGI 1 9.37 ± 0.75 77.63 ± 1.23
2 16.60 ± 0.63 69.12 ± 0.88
4 17.66 ± 1.18 68.13 ± 0.88
8 19.03 ± 2.29 66.41 ± 2.16
16 15.78 ± 0.50 69.64 ± 0.62
Reference 18.06 65.94
FPM0.76–6.2 μm (% total recovered mass)
ACI 1 s 23.84 ± 1.54 75.98 ± 1.61
2 s 22.93 ± 3.11 76.93 ± 3.16
4 s 21.57 ± 1.38 78.30 ± 1.41
8 s 19.75 ± 1.98 80.12 ± 2.04
16 s 21.91 ± 1.01 77.94 ± 1.03
Reference 23.17 76.74

n = 3 replicates (except for reference); mean±SD