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SUBMITTER: Williams M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6720609 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Williams Monique M Talbot Prue P
International journal of environmental research and public health 20190814 16
The design of electronic cigarette (EC) atomizing units has evolved since their introduction over 10 years ago. The purpose of this study was to evaluate atomizer design in ECs sold between 2011-2017. Atomizers from 34 brands representing three generations of ECs were dissected and photographed using a stereoscopic microscope. Five distinct atomizer design categories were identified in first generation products (cig-a-like/cartomizer) and three categories were found in the third generation. Atom ...[more]