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Joanne Peart, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutics

Location:
Smith Building, Room 450C
Virginia Commonwealth University

Mailing Address:
School of Pharmacy - Dept of Pharmaceutics
410 N 12^th Street
P.O. Box 980533
Richmond, VA 23298-0533

Phone: (804) 828-6378
Fax: (804) 828-8359
Email: jpeart@vcu.edu
http://www.rddonline.com

Education

(2006 - Present) Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University
(1998 - 2006) Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University
(1996 - 1997) Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University

Aerosol electrostatics
Formulation, characterization and in vitro testing aspects of powder aerosols and metered dose inhalers (MDIs)

Aerosol electrostatics is an important, but under-investigated feature of pharmaceutical aerosols, although the various processes of aerosolization are known to induce static charges by triboelectrification on individual aerosol particles or droplets. Electrostatics is associated with formulation, regional lung deposition and in vitro testing aspects of powder aerosols, and recently, there has been compelling empirical evidence in the pharmaceutical aerosol literature to show the importance of static charge on the plastic aerosol spacer devices used with metered dose inhalers (MDIs). Recent investigations have addressed the role of packaging components on aerosol electrostatics

Books/Book Chapters

Dalby RN, Byron PR, Peart J, Suman JD, Farr SJ and Young P, Editors: Proceedings of Respiratory Drug Delivery 2008, Book 1, ISBN # 1-933722-21-5, Book 2, ISBN # 1-933722-22-3, Book 3, ISBN # 1-933722-23-1, Davis Healthcare International, River Grove, IL: 2008. Also at www.rddonline.org.
Dalby RN, Byron PR, Peart J and Suman JD, Editors, Proceedings of RDD Europe 2007, Davis Healthcare International Publishing, IL 2007. Volume I ISBN # 1-933722-07-X.
Dalby RN, Byron PR, Peart J and Suman JD and Farr SJ, Editors, Proceedings of Respiratory Drug Delivery 2006, Davis Healthcare International Publishing, IL 2006. Volume I ISBN # 1-930114-95-8; Volume II ISBN # 1-930114-96-6; Volume III ISBN # 1-930114-97-4.

Patents

U.S. Patent. "Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta-9 THC) solution metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) and methods of use" J. Peart, P.R. Byron, A. H. Lichtman, B.R. Martin. US Patent# 6,713,048 issued March 30 2004
U.S. Patent. "Delta 9 Tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta 9 THC) solution metered dose inhaler" J. Peart, P.R. Byron, A. H. Lichtman, B.R. Martin. US Patent# 6,509,005 issued January 21, 2003; AU # 764119, issued November 2003.

Recent Publications

J. Keil, R. Kotian, and J. Peart ”Using and Interpreting Aerosol Electrostatic Data Using the Electrical Low Pressure Impactor (ELPI). Proceedings of Respiratory Drug Delivery 2006, Davis Healthcare International: River Grove, IL, pp 267-278, 2006.
J. Peart, P. Kulphaisal, and J.C. Orban “Relevance of Electrostatics in Respiratory Drug Delivery.” PharmaGenerics, 2003, 84-87.
D.M. Wilson, J. Peart, B.R. Martin, D.T. Bridgen, P.R. Byron and A.H. Lichtman. “Physicochemical and Pharmacological Characterization of a Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol aerosol generated by a Metered Dose Inhaler”. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, (3) 259 – 267, 2002.
M.J. Clarke, J. Peart, S. Cagnani and P.R. Byron, “Adhesion of powders for inhalation: an evaluation of drug detachment from surfaces following deposition from aerosol streams.” Pharmaceutical Research, 19, 322-329, 2002
J. Peart, Powder Electrostatics: Theory, techniques and applications.”, KONA, Volume 19, 2001.

Virginia Commonwealth University | School of Pharmacy
410 North 12th Street | Room 155
P.O. Box 980581
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0581
Phone: (804) 828-3000 | Toll-Free Line: (800) 330-0519 | Fax: (804) 828-1815
E-mail: pharmacy@vcu.edu