In vitro human epidermal permeation of nicotine from electronic cigarette refill liquids and implications for dermal exposure assessment

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 618-624

  Frasch, H Frederick ^a   Barbero, Ana M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer exposure; Ejuice; Electronic nicotine delivery systems; Nicotine poisoning; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

FLAVORING AGENT; NICOTINE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION;

ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAVORING AGENTS; HUMANS; NICOTINE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 85001755128     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2016.68     Document Type: Article

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