Skip to main content
. 2019 Jul 22;14(7):e0220024. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220024

Table 4. Characteristics of droplet deposition for each layer of each test.

Test Sampling location Mean deposition(μL/cm2) Distribution uniformity
(%)
Mean coverage(%) Distribution uniformity
(%)
Mean VMD(μm) Distribution uniformity
(%)
1# UL 0.204±0.07 b 58.14 3.31±1.12 b 58.63 306±20.43 a 11.55
ML 0.319±0.01 ab 6.68 5.60±0.23 ab 7.25 317±8.52 a 4.65
LL 0.444±0.09 a 36.24 7.41±1.32 a 30.89 345±44.74 a 22.46
2# UL 0.216±0.03 a 24.66 3.75±0.58 a 26.74 298±28.97 a 16.84
ML 0.243±0.03 a 23.95 4.30±0.45 a 18.22 317±0.58 a 0.32
LL 0.181±0.06 a 58.16 3.12±0.96 a 53.30 295±5.75 a 3.38
3# UL 0.180±0.06 a 56.59 2.71±0.78 a 50.13 318±4.55 a 2.47
ML 0.334±0.19 a 98.90 5.30±2.85 a 93.11 370±49.89 a 23.38
LL 0.177±0.03 a 25.39 2.94±0.31 a 18.12 370±10.25 a 5.88
4# UL 0.284±0.06 a 36.44 4.63±0.82 a 30.82 315±24.61 a 13.52
ML 0.273±0.05 a 32.31 4.64±0.78 a 29.09 317±5.96 a 3.25
LL 0.470±0.16 a 59.97 6.64±1.70 a 44.41 367±24.37 a 11.49
5# UL 0.132±0.06 a 81.36 1.82±0.78 a 73.69 309±6.74 a 3.78
ML 0.065±0.03 a 88.28 0.92±0.43 a 80.49 277±34.41 ab 21.55
LL 0.041±0.03 a 120.07 0.63±0.36 a 99.61 219±25.14 b 19.91
6# UL 0.022±0.01 a 68.10 0.49±0.15 a 53.02 144±12.86 a 15.45
ML 0.010±0.00 a 52.84 0.24±0.08 a 62.19 141±9.72 a 11.95
LL 0.006±0.00 a 34.89 0.17±0.02 a 22.71 120±17.48 a 25.14

Note: The data in the table are mean±SE. Columns with the same letter are not significantly different (p<0.05).