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

Table VIII.

Second Series of Assessments: Values of FPM with Each Cascade Impactor System Using DPI “A” with Timer and TPK Controller Options

Impactor Controller Sample Duration (s)
FPM0.94–4.46 μm (% total recovered mass)
NGI TPK controller 0.5 0.6 ± 0.1
1.0 9.6 ± 0.6
4.0 19.9 ± 1.7
FPM0.76–6.2 μm (% total recovered mass)
ACI TPK controller 0.5 s 28.3 ± 1.0
1.0 s 33.5 ± 1.1
4.0 s 33.4 ± 0.7
Timer 0.5 s 28.8 ± 2.5
1.0 s 29.6 ± 3.1
4.0 s 29.5 ± 2.3

n = 3 replicates/condition; mean±SD