Brooks' airbrush nebulizer was a clever adaptation of an inexpensive artist's airbrush to an oxygen tank (or clean oil-less compressor) as an alternative to commercial nebulizers. It actually produced a finer vapor and, when run with oxygen, achieved better results than with air.
As for Lea Ann's nebulizer, if you follow the link she posted (several times) and look at it, you'll discover that it is based on a 25 psi, 10 liters per minute air compressor, and is a proper medical device with all the necessary pedigrees. Again, it can be seen at: http://www.nidekmedical.com/pulmo.htm Nobody in this thread is talking about ultrasonic humidifiers. At this rate, even I am going to start having doubts about us pretty soon. <sigh> Mike D. > If this is the design that uses an ultrasonic humidifier then it is not > a nebulizer at all. The size of the droplet is not small enough to reach > into the bronchioles. An ultrasonic humidifier produces too large of a > droplet to penetrate deep into the lungs to the site of infection. Most > of the vapor will condense in the trachea and the upper bronchi because > the droplets from this type of unit are too large. > > Garnet > > > > I think someone posted a couple of links to articles on Brooks > > > Bradley's airbrush nebulizer idea. That's where we learned about a > > > simple and inexpensive type of nebulizer that's relatively easy to > > > home- brew and may even be superior to some kinds of commercial > > > equipment, in that it produces a finer mist. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
