Particle size distribution of e-cigarette aerosols and the relationship to cambridge filter pad collection efficiency

Beitrage zur Tabakforschung International/ Contributions to Tobacco Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 183-190

  Alderman, Steven L ^a   Song, Chen ^a   Moldoveanu, Serban C ^a   Cole, Stephen K ^a  

^a R J REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Electronic cigarette; Filtration efficiency; Particle size

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84920932067     PISSN: 0173783X     EISSN: 16129237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cttr-2015-0006     Document Type: Article

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