What is an ultrasonic nebulizer used for?
An ultrasonic nebulizer is a device used to deliver medication using high frequency. This high-frequency vibration turn liquid medicine into a mist. This mist can be inhaled by patients through a mask or mouthpiece.
What’s the difference between a jet nebulizer and an ultrasonic nebulizer?
Ultrasonic nebulisers produce a more uniform particle size than jet nebulisers, but are less widely used due to cost. Up to 10 times the amount of drug is required in a nebuliser to produce the same degree of bronchodilation achieved by a metered-dose inhaler.
What is the main difference between a mesh nebulizer and an ultrasonic nebulizer?
The vibration of the mesh causes aerosol generation as the liquid passes through it. Ultrasonic nebulizers, by contrast, produce ultrasonic waves directly into the solution causing aerosol to be produced at the liquid surface.
What is the principle of ultrasonic nebulizer?
The principle of an ultrasonic nebulizer is based on the vibrations of a piezoelectric crystal driven by an alternating electrical field. These periodic vibrations are characterized by their frequency, their amplitude, and their intensity, which corresponds to the energy transmitted per surface unit.
Which type of nebulizer is best?
If you want to use your nebuliser very frequently, you should choose a sturdy nebuliser with a high nebulising effect, which is suitable for intensive use. If treatment is required at different times during the day, a lightweight and portable nebuliser is recommended.
Are ultrasonic nebulizers better?
Although ultrasonic nebulizers are more efficient and compact than jet nebulizers, they can not be used to deliver proteins or suspensions. With the development of mesh nebulizers that use lower-frequency waves, heating issues that denature proteins during aero- sol therapy are eliminated.
What does a compressor nebulizer do?
A nebulizer is a piece of medical equipment that a person with asthma or another respiratory condition can use to administer medication directly and quickly to the lungs. A nebulizer turns liquid medicine into a very fine mist that a person can inhale through a face mask or mouthpiece.