초록

An ink-jet dispenser for the micro-dispensation of airborne materials into an individual's airspace for inhalation or sniffing. The ink-jet dispenser will allow the study of temporal integration times, inter-nostril summation, backwards and forwards masking, and other olfactory phenomena.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. Apparatus for micro-dispensation of airborne materials for inhalation or sniffing, comprising:at least one fluid reservoir;means for micro-dispensing fluid from said at least one reservoir;means for generating airborne materials for inhalation or sniffing by a subject;

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. Apparatus for micro-dispensation of airborne materials for inhalation or sniffing, comprising:at least one fluid reservoir;means for micro-dispensing fluid from said at least one reservoir;means for generating airborne materials for inhalation or sniffing by a subject; andmeans for delivering airborne materials for inhalastion or sniffing by said subject wherein said means for delivering said airborne materials selectively delivers said airborne materials to discrete portions of said subject's olfactory epithelium wherein said discrete portions of said subject's olfactory epithelium have a size of 10,000 to 100,000 square microns.