Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41495155›Full record

ArticleScientific reports2026

Dissolution and physical characterization of oral nicotine pouch products.

Sean P Platt, Christa M Gonzales, Pashupati Pokharel, Seok Chan Park, Akchara Sriram, Steven B Thorpe, Abaigeal B Ritzenthaler, Fadi Aldeek

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Scientific reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Sean P PlattAltria Client Services LLC, 601 East Jackson Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, USA. sean.p.platt@altria.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5364-1501
Christa M GonzalesAltria Client Services LLC, 601 East Jackson Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-3239-0103
Pashupati PokharelAltria Client Services LLC, 601 East Jackson Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, USA.
Seok Chan ParkAltria Client Services LLC, 601 East Jackson Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-1935
Akchara SriramAltria Client Services LLC, 601 East Jackson Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-7838-7499
Steven B ThorpeAltria Client Services LLC, 601 East Jackson Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, USA.
Abaigeal B RitzenthalerAltria Client Services LLC, 601 East Jackson Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, USA.
Fadi AldeekAltria Client Services LLC, 601 East Jackson Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1652-3952

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of seven commercially available nicotine pouch products, including on!, Zyn, Velo, Dryft, Rogue, Volt, and Loop nicotine pouches. Analyses include nicotine content, nicotine dissolution release, particle size, imaging (bulk filler and outer pouch material), bulk density (tapped and untapped), true density, crystallinity, solubility, oven volatiles (OV as measured by percent moisture content, % MC), pH of aqueous extracts, water activity, and extract viscosity. The nicotine dissolution profiles showed a faster release for on!, Zyn, and Rogue when compared to Velo, Dryft, Volt, and Loop nicotine pouches. When all nicotine pouches release profiles were compared to on!, only Zyn and Rogue were found equivalent. Particle size analysis revealed Gaussian-like distributions for on!, Rogue, and Zyn nicotine pouches. The remaining products displayed bimodal particle size distributions. Tapped and untapped bulk densities were measured to assess the flowability of the filler in all seven nicotine pouches. Rogue and Loop nicotine pouches exhibited the highest and lowest flowabilities, respectively. Solubility data indicated that Zyn nicotine pouches had the highest percentage of soluble components, whereas Rogue nicotine pouches had the lowest. Rheology results from the nicotine pouch extracts in artificial saliva showed the highest viscosity for Loop and lowest viscosity for Volt and Rogue nicotine pouches. All products were found to have crystalline structures with both high and low temperature melting points. Our results indicate that nicotine pouch products exhibit differences and similarities in their physicochemical properties, providing valuable insights into understanding their formulation and development.

Indexed as

NicotineHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationParticle SizeSolubilityViscosityNicotineCharacterizationCrystallinityDensityDissolutionFillerFlowabilityImagingMicroscopyNicotine pouchOven volatilesParticle sizePHSolubilityViscosity

Identifiers

PMID41495155
PMCPMC12864968

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.