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. 2016 May 11;139(5):EL142–EL148. doi: 10.1121/1.4946831

Table 1.

Summary of parameters derived from experimentally measured and empirically modeled droplet size distributions. The uncertainty represents the standard deviation of three measurements.

Droplet distribution Volume-weighted mean diameter (μm) Coefficient of variation (CV) (%) Polydispersity index
Non-centrifuged Experimental 9.75 ± 0.28 44.0 ± 1.39 6.83 ± 0.22
2 μm isolated Experimental 2.14 ± 0.02 23.3 ± 1.04 1.34 ± 0.03
Empirical 2.16 ± 0.01 23.3 ± 0.08 1.36 ± 0.01
3.5 μm isolated Experimental 3.47 ± 0.07 23.2 ± 1.97 1.35 ± 0.06
Empirical 3.58 ± 0.01 23.0 ± 0.08 1.33 ± 0.02