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Unlocking secrets of inhalation blends through X-ray Computed Tomography and Microscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2021

Hrishikesh Bale
Affiliation:
Carl Zeiss Microscopy Inc., Dublin, California, United States
Robert Hammond
Affiliation:
University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Parmesh Gajjar
Affiliation:
School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, England, United States
Ioanna Danai Styliari
Affiliation:
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom
Philip Withers
Affiliation:
University of Manchester, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Darragh Murnane
Affiliation:
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom

Abstract

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Type
Imaging, Microscopy, and Micro/Nano-Analysis of Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical, and Medical Health Products
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Microscopy Society of America

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