Flow focusing monodisperse aerosol generator
Achieve precise particle sizing with a generator that creates highly monodisperse aerosols and droplets, essential for calibration and detailed biological studies, ensuring uniformity and accuracy in experimental setups.
Generates Monodisperse Aerosol Particles and Droplets
The Flow Focusing Monodisperse Aerosol Generator 1520 from TSI Incorporated is a key tool for laboratories and research institutions requiring precise aerosol generation. Utilizing aerodynamic flow-focusing combined with mechanical vibration, it creates consistently sized droplets from 15 to 90 µm and aerosol particles ranging from 0.7 to 15 µm. This low-shear, non-clogging design, featuring a 100-µm nozzle, ensures extended operational reliability while maintaining the viability of biological cells in aerosol form. Its applications span from calibrating optical aerosol spectrometers to generating biological aerosols for exposure studies, making it indispensable in pharmaceutical, biotech, and environmental science research. The FMAG 1520 integrates seamlessly into bench-top operations, providing user-friendly touch-screen controls and a built-in bipolar corona aerosol neutralizer. It’s suited for continuous use in manual settings, offering consistent performance across varied aerosol and droplet production applications.
Benefits
- Enhances experimental precision by delivering consistently uniform particle sizes essential for accurate calibration.
- Prolongs operational time with a non-clogging design engineered for low pressure and minimal maintenance.
- Preserves the integrity of biological samples through gentle aerosol generation, maintaining cell viability.
- Facilitates user-friendly operation with intuitive touch-screen interfaces, reducing training time.
- Supports diverse research applications with versatile compatibility across liquid and solid particle generation.
- Applications
- Animal exposure studies,Optical aerosol spectrometers,Inertial impactors,Droplet sizing instruments,Laboratory standard aerosols,Biological aerosols
- End products
- Calibrated aerosol particles,Size-standardized aerosol samples,Controlled particle size samples,Viable bacterial aerosols,Precision-sized droplets,Virus-laden droplets
- Steps before
- Purification,Drying,Liquid preparation,Nozzle attachment
- Steps after
- Calibration,Data analysis,Packaging,Storage
- Input ingredients
- liquid stream,focusing gas
- Output ingredients
- monodisperse droplets,aerosol particles,dry particles
- Market info
- Aerosol particle size
- 0.7 to 15 µm
- Droplet size
- 15 - 90 µm
- Nozzle diameter
- 100 µm
- Shear stress
- Low
- Aerosol generation period
- Extended
- Pressure
- Very low liquid pressure
- Working mechanism
- Aerodynamic flow-focusing
- Integrated steps
- Combination of flow-focusing and periodic mechanical perturbation
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Automation level
- Advanced touch-screen control,user-friendly features
- Nozzle size
- 100 µm diameter
- Droplet size range
- 15 - 90 µm
- Particle size range
- 0.7 to 15 µm
- Cleaning method
- Non-clogging design,low shear stress
- Shear stress control
- Low-shear
- Biological cell viability
- Maintains viability
- Biological compatibility
- Yes
- Cleanability
- Easy to clean
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- High
- Low shear stress
- Yes
- Nozzle Diameter
- 100 µm
- Particle Size Range (After Drying)
- 0.7 - 15 µm
- Droplet Size Range (Before Drying)
- 15 - 90 µm
- Aerosol Generation Mechanism
- Aerodynamic Flow-Focusing
- Discharge Method
- Vibrating Ceramic Aerosol Generation Head
- Control panel type
- Touch-screen control
- Integration possibilities
- Advanced user-friendly features
- Design type
- Non-clogging design
- Aerosol neutralization method
- Bipolar corona aerosol neutralizer