Open AccessCharacteristics and toxicant emissions of JUUL electronic cigarettes
Author(s) -
Soha Talih,
Rola Salman,
Rachel El-Hage,
Ebrahim Karam,
Nareg Karaoghlanian,
Ahmad ElHellani,
Najat A. Saliba,
Alan Shihadeh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
tobacco control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.715
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1468-3318
pISSN - 0964-4563
DOI - 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054616
Subject(s) - electronic cigarette , chemistry , nicotine , aerosol , high performance liquid chromatography , chromatography , organic chemistry , psychology , biochemistry , neuroscience
JUUL is an electronic cigarette (ECIG) with a compact form factor. It is prefilled with a liquid that is advertised to contain a high concentration of nicotine salt. JUUL commands 50% of the US ECIG market share, and its wide popularity with underage users has triggered unprecedented actions by the US FDA. Apart from its nicotine salt-containing liquid and compact form, a salient advertised design feature is a control circuit that limits the heating coil temperature, presumably reducing unwanted toxicants. In this study, several tobacco-flavoured JUUL devices were reverse engineered, and their aerosol emissions were studied.