Open AccessAn Automatic Device for the Addition of Precise Amounts of Radiolabelled Material to Cigarettes
Author(s) -
A. Ringrose,
F. E. H. Crawley,
Christopher R. E. Coggins
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
beiträge zur tabakforschung international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.253
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1612-9237
pISSN - 0173-783X
DOI - 10.2478/cttr-2013-0533
Subject(s) - microprocessor , deposition (geology) , chromatography , chemistry , computer science , computer hardware , biology , paleontology , sediment
A microprocessor-controlled device for the spiking of cigarettes with variable amounts of radiolabelled material is described. Cigarettes can be spiked at rates in excess of 100/min, compared with the very slow manual methods in existence. The deposition of the radiolabelled material ([16,17-