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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 23.
Published in final edited form as: Annu Rev Public Health. 2018 Jan 11;39:215–235. doi: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040617-013757

Table 1.

Types of e-cigarettes. Reproduced under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND license, Reference 53

Product Description Some brands
Disposable e-cigarette
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Cigarette-shaped device consisting of a battery and a cartridge containing an atomizer to heat a solution (with or without nicotine). Not rechargeable or refillable and is intended to be discarded after product stops producing vapor. Sometimes called an e-hookah. NJOY OneJoy, Aer Disposable, Flavorvapes
Rechargeable e-cigarette
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Cigarette-shaped device consisting of a battery that connects to an atomizer used to heat a solution typically containing nicotine. Often contains an element that regulates puff duration and/or how many puffs may be taken consecutively. Blu, GreenSmoke, EonSmoke
Pen-style, medium-sized rechargeable e-cigarette
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Larger than a cigarette, often with a higher-capacity battery, may contain a prefilled cartridge or a refillable cartridge. Often come with a manual switch allowing the user to regulate length and frequency of puffs. Vapor King Storm, Totally Wicked Tornado
Tank-style, large-sized rechargeable e-cigarette
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Much larger than a cigarette with a higher-capacity battery and typically contains a large, refillable cartridge. Often contains manual switches and a battery casing for customizing battery capacity. Can be easily modified. Volcano Lavatube