Articles of manufacture, including an apparatus for acoustic wave based agglomeration, are provided. The apparatus may include a well and an acoustic wave device. The well may be configured to hold a suspension that includes a plurality of particles. The acoustic wave device may be configured to generate a plurality of acoustic waves. The plurality of acoustic waves inducing acoustic streaming within the suspension. The acoustic streaming agitating the suspension to form an agglomerate comprising at least a portion of the plurality of particles. Methods for acoustic wave based agglomeration are also provided.

A nebulizer for producing an inhalable mist of droplets, comprising at least an aerosol generator, a housing having a liquid reservoir and control electronics, the aerosol generator consisting at least of a membrane, a piezo element and a substrate plate, and the control electronics comprising at least an RF generator, a controller, memory and switching elements, and an inductor. The aerosol generator forms a resonant circuit together with the inductor and the control electronics are configured to at least partly excite the aerosol generator to vibrate. The aerosol generator is configured such that aerosol droplets are producible by vibrations and the RF generator is configured to vary the amount of aerosol produced.

A mist inhaler device (200) for generating a mist for inhalation by a user. The device comprises a mist generator device (201) and a driver device (202). The driver device (202) is configured to drive the mist generator device (201) at an optimum frequency to maximise the efficiency of mist generation by the mist generator device (201).

Exemplary slurry delivery assemblies may include a slurry fluid source. The assemblies may include a flurry delivery lumen having a lumen inlet and a lumen outlet. The lumen inlet may be fluidly coupled with an output of the slurry fluid source. The assemblies may include a deagglomeration tube fluidly coupled with the lumen outlet. The deagglomeration tube may include a tube inlet and a tube outlet. The assemblies may include one or more ultrasonic transducers coupled with the deagglomeration tube.

A vibration device includes a light-transmissive body defining a cover that includes a detection region of an imaging element as an optical detection element, a tubular support body which includes an interior space that includes the imaging element and is connected to the light-transmissive body, a vibrating body which is coupled to the support body and vibrates the light-transmissive body with the support body provided therebetween, and a drive circuit which drives the vibrating body.

A nicotine delivery device (200) for generating a mist containing nicotine for inhalation by a user. The device comprises a mist generator device (201) and a driver device (202). The driver device (202) is configured to drive the mist generator device (201) at an optimum frequency to maximise the efficiency of mist generation by the mist generator device (201).

Discloses is an aerosol generating device including: a main body; a cartridge detachably coupled to the main body and configured to contain an aerosol generating material; and an ultrasonic vibrator arranged in the cartridge, comprising electrodes on different surfaces, and configured to vibrate the aerosol generating material, wherein the electrodes are formed on the ultrasonic vibrator by deposition.

A mist inhaler device (200) for generating a mist including a therapeutic for inhalation by a user. The device includes a mist generator device (201) and a driver device (202). The driver device (202) is configured to drive the mist generator device (201) at an optimum frequency to maximise the efficiency of mist generation by the mist generator device (201).

A hookah device (202) which attaches to a hookah (246). The hookah device (202) comprises a plurality of ultrasonic mist generator devices (201) for generating a mist for inhalation by a user. The hookah device (202) comprises a driver device (202) which controls the mist generator devices (201) to maximize the efficiency of mist generation by the mist generator devices (201) and optimize mist output from the hookah device (202).

Coating materials such as MALDI matrix solutions are aerosolized and are used to coat analyte particles in an acoustic coater. Methods and devices for coating analyte particles in real time are disclosed. The coating improves the detection and quantification of the analyte particles using analytical instruments such as an aerosol time of flight mass spectrometer.