Effects of Solvent and Temperature on Free Radical Formation in Electronic Cigarette Aerosols

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 4-12

  Bitzer, Zachary T ^a   Goel, Reema ^b   Reilly, Samantha M ^b   Foulds, Jonathan ^b   Muscat, Joshua ^b   Elias, Ryan J ^a   Richie, John P ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKE; FREE RADICAL; GLYCEROL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SOLVENT;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

AEROSOLS; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FREE RADICALS; GLYCEROL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 85040579482     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: 15205010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.7b00116     Document Type: Article

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