A World Class Medical Aerosol Research Laboratory

Through years of dedicated efforts, Powerscope has developed a world class medical aerosol research laboratory. Some of our capabilities include

  • Ability to analyze and simulate complex aerosol generation and deposition processes, using multi-physics modeling that represents interaction of drug solutions with various nebulization means such as sonic flows, high-frequency ultrasonic waves and high-voltage electrodynamics.
  • Prototype devices for evaluating and implementing novel aerosol generation principles under extreme conditions, such as sonic flow in a channel with less than 100 micron cross-section, electrical potentials near gas ionization to generate nanometer liquid filaments, concentration of 10 MHz acoustic waves to a micron size spot, etc.
  • Engineering skills and resources to develop custom electronics, custom machined and molded components, and professional quality software.
  • Animal model testing for pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, efficacy as well as safety of aerosolized drugs through partnership with University of Minnesota and Emory University.
  • Advanced measurement and diagnostic tools for the investigation of cutting-edge aerosolization technologies

Some of the measurement and diagnostic tools at Powerscope include:

Phase Doppler Interferometer (Artium Technologies) is an advanced laser-based tool for nonintrusive measurement of droplet dynamics.

Ensemble Laser Diffraction Analyzer (Insitec-Malvern Ltd.) is an optical device for the measurement of particle size distribution in dense clouds of aerosols

Digital Imaging System (based on Sensicam, PCO Camera) enables imaging of micron size aerosols with exposure times as small as 200 ns, to obtain still images of high speed particles.

Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (TSI Inc.) allows for highly detailed size measurements of aerosols in the size range from 1nm to 1000nm.


Next Generation Impactor (MSP Corp) is a particle classifier and sizer based on the principle of inertial impaction, though it surpasses conventional impaction devices in closely simulating human inhalation process and providing easy access to the impactor stages.