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ArticleChemical research in toxicology2020

Free Radical Production and Characterization of Heat-Not-Burn Cigarettes in Comparison to Conventional and Electronic Cigarettes.

Zachary T Bitzer, Reema Goel, Neil Trushin, Joshua Muscat, John P Richie

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Article in Chemical research in toxicology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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32 citing papers in PubMed.

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  19. Nicotine Delivery of a Menthol-Flavored Heat-not-Burn Tobacco Product During Directed Use.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Zachary T BitzerDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS), Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8026-860X
Reema GoelDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS), Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4244-4315
Neil TrushinDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS), Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, United States.
Joshua MuscatDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS), Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, United States.
John P RichieDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS), Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8239-2850

Funding

Research Training and Educational Component (Component I) p370-385P50DA036107 · NIDA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI FOULDS, JONATHAN, MUSCAT, JOSHUA E · 2013 to 2018
$19.5M
Oxidant Exposure and Related Harm from Tobacco SmokeR01HL147344 · NHLBI · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI BITZER, ZACHARY T, MUSCAT, JOSHUA E · 2019 to 2021
$1.4M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL147344NIDA NIH HHS P50 DA036107
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With conventional cigarettes, the burning cone reaches temperatures of >900 °C, resulting in the production of numerous toxicants and significant levels of highly reactive free radicals. In attempts to eliminate combustion while still delivering nicotine and flavorings, a newer alternative tobacco product has emerged known as "heat-not-burn" (HnB). These products heat tobacco to temperatures of 250-350 °C depending on the device allowing for the volatilization of nicotine and flavorants while potentially limiting the production of combustion-related toxicants. To better understand how the designs of these new products compare to conventional cigarettes and different styles of electronic cigarettes (e-cigs), we measured and partially characterized their production of free radicals. Smoke or aerosols were trapped by a spin trap phenyl-

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Electronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsTobacco ProductsFree RadicalsHot TemperatureFree Radicals

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PMID32432464
PMCPMC9328730

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