Table 1 General information on the size distribution of ablated drug particles.

From: Application of pulsed laser ablation (PLA) for the size reduction of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

F (J cm−2)

D (nm)

FWHM (nm)

Nmax

F (J cm−2)

D (nm)

FWHM (nm)

Nmax

Ibuprofen 532 nm

Ibuprofen 1064 nm

3

62

17

281

6

42.75

12

0.61

6

56.4

61

545

9

39

16

25

9

56.7

33

5131

12

82.2

84

472

Niflumic acid 532 nm

Niflumic acid 1064 nm

1.5

123.71

97

2218

3

62

17.6

50

3

153

151

9590

6

62

45

166

6

137

123

179,400

9

101

37

795

Meloxicam 532 nm

Meloxicam 1064 nm

1.5

100.89

101

115

9

170.49

297

414

3

213

234

4739

12

213

362

2374

6

240

300

259,158

15

240

372

25,306

  1. F fluence, d diameter, FWHM full width at half maximum, Nmax number of particles at peaks of distribution.