ARE LABS · PLATFORM · 2026

Aerosol Research and Engineering Labs

Elevating Innovation
One Aerosol at a Time.

Independent aerosol science for bioaerosol, pharmaceutical, inhalation, emissions, surface, and package integrity studies. Precision instrumentation meets regulatory rigor.

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We test

Drug delivery devices, air cleaners, respirators, packaging, antimicrobial surfaces, and air-interacting products.

We measure

Particle size, aerosol dose, microbial reduction, emissions, package integrity, and inhalation performance.

We report

Protocols, controls, figures, datasets, and interpretation limits in a reviewable evidence package.

Proof scale

900+

Studies performed across aerosol, bioaerosol, and inhalation programs.

ARE Labs turns product claims, technical questions, and regulatory evidence needs into controlled laboratory studies and defensible reports.

17+

Years in operation

17025

Quality-oriented records

BSL-2

Bioaerosol capable

Ready to scope

Bring us the aerosol question. Leave with a study plan.

Send the device, formulation, claim, or regulatory frame. ARE Labs will return a scoped method plan with the controls, deliverables, and timeline needed to move.

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What ARE Labs does

Independent testing for products that move through air.

ARE Labs measures aerosol behavior, microbial challenge, inhalation performance, emissions, surface efficacy, and package integrity, then turns the results into clear reports.

Pharmaceutical aerosol

Dose, particle size, and inhalation performance translated into defensible data.

ARE Labs builds method plans around the formulation, device, flow path, and decision. Outputs can include particle size, emitted dose, delivered dose, comparability, and limits of interpretation.

Open evidence path

01MDI / DPI / nebulizer / nasal spray

Fig 2 · stage-by-stage depositionmass / stage

Throat9.1

S1 6.514

S2 4.423

S3 3.337

S4 2.029

S5 1.116

MOC7.4

010203040 µg

Stage cutS3peak

Recovery98%mass bal.

FPD105µg <5µm

fine-particle dose <5µm = 105 µg · mass balance 98% · cut sizes µm

Bioaerosol and air-device claims

Challenge studies for air devices, filters, and antimicrobial claims.

For air treatment, antimicrobial, filtration, and room-device programs, ARE Labs controls organisms, aerosol generation, sampling, timing, recovery, and reporting so claims are tested against defined conditions.

Open evidence path

02Room device / filter / disinfection / reduction

Fig 3 · bioaerosol decaycontrol vs device

S. aureusMS2 virussolid = device on · dashed = untreated control

S. aureus3.8log reduction

MS2 virus2.7log reduction

Recovery94%sampler

aerosol challenge 10⁶ CFU/m³ · 60 min · n = 3 · device-on vs untreated control

High-tech measurement stack

Measurement strategy selected around the question.

No single readout answers every aerosol question. ARE Labs combines particle physics, analytical chemistry, device handling, environmental controls, and standards mapping into a fit-for-purpose study.

Open evidence path

03APS / FMPS / Spraytec / GC / CCI

Fig 1 · cumulative mass distributionaero. dia.

MMAD3.4µm

GSD1.8span

FPF61%<5µm

n = 3 actuations · NGI @ 28.3 L/min · ISO/USP <601>

Device testing

Device and product testing ARE Labs can support.

Start from the product category when the evidence need is commercial, regulated, or claim-critical. These device paths route into aerosol, bioaerosol, inhalation, surface, and package integrity methods.

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NebulizersOutput rate, particle size, and delivered dose.MMAD / dose / output Intranasal drug deliverySpray pattern, plume geometry, and dose delivery.spray / plume / dose Air purifiersCADR, bioaerosol reduction, and emissions.CADR / challenge / VOC Surface antimicrobial testingCarrier studies, time-kill, and biofilm efficacy.carrier / residual / kill CPAP / BiPAP / PAPEmissions, VOC, and breathing-simulation studies.emissions / VOC / flow Sterile package integrityContainer closure integrity and aging context.CCI / aging / sterility

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Study flow

Custom study design, made visible.

Method choice, controls, standards alignment, and deliverables are defined around the decision the data has to support.

Define the decision

We identify the claim, change, exposure question, or submission need the data must support.

Select the method

Instruments, challenge conditions, flows, replicates, controls, and standards alignment are set before the run.

Run the study

Samples move through controlled aerosol, bioaerosol, analytical, or environmental workflows with records attached.

Report the evidence

Reports include methods, controls, figures, raw datasets, and clear limits of interpretation.

Choose your entry point

Three clear ways into the site.

Start with the job at hand: scope a study, browse the method catalog, or understand the standards logic behind the work.

I have a product or claim

Start with the decision that needs evidence.

Use this path when a device, formulation, surface, or package needs data before launch, submission, or change control.

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I need a test method

Browse by study type and measured output.

Go straight to aerosol, bioaerosol, inhalation, gas/VOC, surface, package integrity, and stability capabilities.

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I need technical context

Map the standards, claims, and study logic.

Use the standards and research library when the problem is still being framed and the evidence path is not obvious.

Review standards