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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2005
Hugh D. C. Smyth, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Anthony J. Hickey, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Sorin M. Mitran, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Hugh D. C. Smyth, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Anthony J. Hickey, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Sorin M. Mitran, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Abstract
Methods of modulating a characteristic of a pharmaceutical compound spray by acoustic measurement and control of the pharmaceutical spray are disclosed. The methods include analyzing a selected characteristic of a pharmaceutical compound spray utilizing acoustic measurement to develop corresponding acoustic data. The methods further include controlling the selected characteristic by applying acoustic excitation to the pharmaceutical compound spray in accordance with the acoustic data developed.