Metal and Silicate Particles Including Nanoparticles Are Present in Electronic Cigarette Cartomizer Fluid and Aerosol

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Williams, Monique ^a   Villarreal, Amanda ^a   Bozhilov, Krassimir ^a   Lin, Sabrina ^a   Talbot, Prue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CHROMIUM; CIGARETTE SMOKE; COPPER; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; IRON; METAL; NANOPARTICLE; NICKEL; SILICATE; SILVER; TIN;

AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE AEROSOL; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE CARTOMIZER FLUID; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIQUID; LUNG FIBROBLAST; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATERIAL COATING; MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

AEROSOLS; CELLS, CULTURED; FIBROBLASTS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; LUNG; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; NICOTINE; PARTICLE SIZE; SILICATES; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; TOBACCO USE CESSATION PRODUCTS;

EID: 84875165218     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057987     Document Type: Article

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