Table 3 Summary of measurement of diameter/number of exogenous surfactant vesicles.

From: Characterization of atomization and delivery efficiency of exogenous surfactant in preterm infant lungs using an ex vivo respiratory model

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Number of vesicles

Mean ± SD (µm)

Mode ± SD (µm)

(a) Non-atomized

273

2.2 ± 2.5

0.65 ± 2.5

(b) Device 1

781

1.0 ± 0.8

0.62 ± 0.8

(c) Device 2

327

1.3 ± 1.3

0.44 ± 1.3

(d) Device 3

685

1.0 ± 0.9

0.50 ± 0.9

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