Csikar J, Aravani A, Godson J, Day M, Wilkinson J
Nicotine is the primary psychoactive substance present in tobacco and responsible for the addictive effects of smoking
Using an infrared camera to measure the maximum heat coil temperature and Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer to measure gas-phase formaldehyde, the authors found that, in some of the commercial e-cigarettes tested, the levels of formaldehyde were greater than those detected in combustible tobacco cigarettes, and as high as 14.1 g/puff
In Kenya, the rise in alternative tobacco products like e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches is alarming
When the user inhales through the mouthpiece, the battery turns on the atomizer and heating coil to work together to turn the e-liquid into vapor