PropyleneglycolShisha-penA shisha-pen is an electronic cigarette variant that is advertised to mimic the taste of a water pipe, or shisha. The aim of this study was to assess the potential harmful health effects caused by inhaling the vapor of a nicotine-free shisha-pen.Gas chromatography ...
Smith TT, Heckman BW, Wahlquist AE, Cummings KM, & Carpenter MJ (2019) The impact of e-liquid propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin ratio on ratings of subjective effects, reinforcement value, and use in current smokers. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntz130 ...
Many e-cigarette users think that the aerosol they are inhaling is not harmful. But as more studies are released on the pathophysiological effects of e-cigarette vapor, experts are discovering that that belief is untrue. A typical e-cigarette cartridge contains benzene, diacetyl, heavy metals (le...
The first interaction site for PM0.1is the lung. The surface area of the lung has been estimated to be more than 100 m2 18, but this is commonly estimated by measuring linear intercepts with a 1-µm probe by light microscopy. The estimate of the surface area becomes larger as the...
Animal sacrifice was performed at the end of experiment (i.e., 24 h after the ETM test); all rats were placed in a closed Plexiglas chamber (chamber size: 30 × 15 × 15 cm3), and the rats were decapitated after inhaling 5% isoflurane vapor until they died. The above sacrifice process...