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7 studies found

Packaging & Stability

Cosmetic wand-package testing: temperature and altitude

The study separated temperature-related formulation and applicator behavior from reduced-pressure leakage risk in three anonymized package variants.

Selected findingAt 40 °C, maximum losses were 93 mg, 52 mg, and 51 mg; the 93 mg result came from one anomalous unit, while the maximum among the remaining Variant A units was 46 mg.

PackagingEnvironmental simulationProduct evaluation
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Inhalation & Drug Delivery

Dry-Powder Nasal Spray Testing: Phase 1 Characterization

The study established an early performance baseline for comparing the two variants and provided data for a regulatory-facing Phase 1 characterization package. It did not assess clinical efficacy or support claims of approval.

Selected findingRecovered material was predominantly classified in the nasal or upper-airway region for both variants.

Nasal deliveryParticle sizingDevice evaluation
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Air-Cleaner Performance

First-Minute Bioaerosol Testing for Active-in-Air Devices

The method addressed a product-mechanism question that standard chamber decay testing does not isolate: what viable bioaerosol concentration remains one minute after a new challenge enters room air that has already been treated?

Selected findingThe method compared viable bioaerosol concentration after a one-minute post-aerosolization mixing period in matched control and pretreated-room conditions.

BioaerosolAir cleanerDevice evaluation
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Air-Cleaner Performance

School Air Purifier Field Study: Bioaerosols and Absenteeism

The study linked laboratory-style air cleaner evidence with repeated measurements in occupied schools, modeled infection probability, and attendance-related outcomes.

Selected findingIllness-related absenteeism was also lower during the same seven-week study period, though the article avoids treating attendance differences as proof of causation.

BioaerosolAir cleanerField study
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Aerosol Characterization

Fragrance aerosols: particle size and chamber counts

The study characterized differences among the tested fragrance aerosols in spray particle-size distribution and time-resolved chamber counts under defined conditions.

Selected findingGroup-average D[4,3] was 31.49 µm for Test Article A and 75.03-89.77 µm for Comparator groups B-D.

FragranceParticle sizingProduct evaluation
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Air-Cleaner Performance

Glow Guardian Air-Purifying Candle: Concept to Market

The work helped Glow Guardian move from an early concept to a public-facing product story supported by controlled bioaerosol data and a granted patent.

Selected findingThe final broad-range study showed measurable reductions across virus surrogates, bacteria, mold spores, and bacterial endospores.

BioaerosolAir cleanerFormulation developmentProduct evaluation
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Exposure Assessment

Prop 65 TiO2 Testing for Cosmetic Powders

The work helped the client answer the relevant inhalation exposure question instead of relying on a broad bulk-material screen.

Selected findingThe method focused on the respirable aerosol fraction of the powder rather than total TiO2 in the compact.

ExposureCosmetic powderParticle sizing
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