Nicotine-related impurities in e-cigarette cartridges and refill e-liquids

Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies

Volumn 39, Issue 17-18, 2016, Pages 821-829

  Flora, Jason W ^a   Wilkinson, Celeste T ^a   Sink, Kathleen M ^a   McKinney, Diana L ^a   Miller, John H ^a  

^a Altria Client Services   (United States)

Author keywords

e cigarette; e liquid; electronic nicotine delivery system; LC MS; nicotine; nicotine related impurities

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; LIQUIDS; PROJECTILES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOBACCO;

DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EUROPEAN PHARMACOPOEIAS; NICOTINE N OXIDES; QUANTITATIVE DATA; RELATED IMPURITIES; ROBUST ANALYTICAL METHODS; STABILITY-INDICATING; TRANSFER EFFICIENCY;

NICOTINE;

ANABASINE; ANATABINE; COTININE; MYSOMINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINE DERIVATIVE; NICOTINE N' OXIDE; NORNICOTINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DRUG IMPURITY; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE CARTRIDGE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE LIQUID; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VAPING;

EID: 85008613469     PISSN: 10826076     EISSN: 1520572X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826076.2016.1266500     Document Type: Article

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