Table 1.
Labeled and Measured Nicotine Content in E-Cigarettes
Study | Solution | Labeled Concentration | Measured concentration | % Deviation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lisko et al [18] | Refill solution | 0 to 24 mg/ml | 0 to 20.5 mg/ml | −41.7 to −5.8% |
Cheng [26] | Cartridge Refill solution |
N/A | 0 to 19.0mg 0 to 87.2mg/ml |
−100 to 100% −100 to 100% |
Goniewicz et al [27] | Refill solution (US) Refill solution (Poland) |
0 to 36mg/ml 0 to 4mg/ml |
BLQ to 36.6mg/ml ND to 24.7mg/ml |
28.% with ≥20% variation 10% with ≥20% variation |
Tierney et al [28] | Refill solution | 6 to 24mg/ml | N/A | N/A |
Davis et al [29] | Refill solution | 0 to 60mg/ml | 0 to 134.7mg/ml | 10% with ≥10% variation |
Etter and Budgey [30] | Refill solution | 16 to 48mg/ml | 15.5 to 52.0mg/ml | 18% with ≥10% variation |
Kim et al [31] | Refill solution | N/A | “not detectable” to 17.5mg/ml (“Pure nicotine” 150.3mg/ml) | −32.2 to 3.3% |
Raymond et al [32] | Refill solution | 0mg/ml 18mg/ml |
0 to 23.9mg/ml 11.6 to 27.4mg/ml |
91.4% with detectable nicotine −35 to 52% |