Application of dosimetry tools for the assessment of e-cigarette aerosol and cigarette smoke generated on two different in vitro exposure systems

Table 5 Mean deposited mass (µg/cm²/puff) ± standard deviation and mean nicotine concentration (ng/cm²/puff) ± standard deviation from the VC 10; four QCMs per module and three replicate experiments per product and dilution

Dilution (l/min)	0.125		0.250		0.500		1.000
Product	3R4F	EPen	3R4F	EPen	3R4F	EPen	3R4F	EPen
Mean mass	2.12 ± 0.34	3.34 ± 0.42	1.15 ± 0.08	1.69 ± 0.19	0.66 ± 0.12	0.72 ± 0.17	0.36 ± 0.04	0.34 ± 0.03
Mean mass ratio	0.63		0.68		0.92		1.07
Mean (nicotine)	93.94 ± 25.62	12.28 ± 2.83	46.25 ± 8.69	4.90 ± 1.13	23.07 ± 7.06	2.30 ± 0.92	10.02 ± 2.56	3.98 ± 1.46
Mean (nicotine) ratio	7.65		9.44		10.03		2.52

Ratios are between the cigarette and the e-cigarette at each dilution (3R4F/ePen)

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