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Table 1 A matrix of mean particle deposited mass values at various diluting airflow rates (from the VC 10 Smoking Robot) and vacuum rates (applied to the Vitrocell exposure module)

From: Assessment of cigarette smoke particle deposition within the Vitrocell® exposure module using quartz crystal microbalances

Airflow

Vacuum rate (ml/min/well)

(L/min)

5

10

50

100

0.5

8.65 ± 1.51

5.04 ± 1.19

3.41 ± 0.31

2.34 ± 0.26

1.0

3.98 ± 0.61

3.70 ± 0.30

1.79 ± 0.21

1.24 ± 0.12

2.0

1.83 ± 0.39

1.57 ± 0.35

0.73 ± 0.09

0.56 ± 0.16

4.0

0.72 ± 0.13

0.67 ± 0.11

0.34 ± 0.02

0.21 ± 0.07

  1. Values are the means ± SD (μg/cm2). For the 5 ml/min/well vacuum, each airflow data set was n = 20 (5 repeats/QCM position); for 10, 50 and 100 ml/min/well vacuum, each airflow data set was n = 12 (3 repeats/QCM position).
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BMC Chemistry

ISSN: 2661-801X

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