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. 2018 Sep 12;22(5):681–688. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nty190

Table 1.

Summary of Puff Volume and Puff Duration Measurements Taken for CReSS and SPA-M

Cigarette type Mobile device Puff shape Puff duration (s) Puff volume measurement reliability Puff duration measurement reliability
Valid puff volume range (mL) Puff volume accuracy (%)* Valid puff volume range (mL) Puff duration accuracy (%)a
Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum
Blu electronic cigarette CReSS Bell 2 20 130 ±15 30 100 −8 to −22
5 40 130 ±15 60 130 −6 to −21
Square 2 20 130 ±10 20 100 0 to −18
5 30 130 −16 to +11 30 130 0 to −15
SPA-M Bell 2 10 130 ±10 10 130 ±10
5 20 130 ±10 20 130 ±10
Square 2 10 130 ±10 10 130 ±10
5 20 130 ±10 10 130 ±10
3R4F cigarette CReSS Bell 2 20 130 −10 to +20 20 90 −10 to −20
5 40 130 0 to +20 50 130 −5 to −20
Square 2 20 130 0 to +21 20 100 0 to −20
5 30 130 −10 to +23 30 130 0 to −20
SPA-M Bell 2 10 130 ±10 10 130 ±10
5 20 130 ±10 20 130 ±10
Square 2 10 130 ±10 10 130 ±10
5 20 130 ±10 10 130 ±10
Joyetech eVic CReSS Square 2 20 130 0 to +23 20 130 0 to −11
5 20 130 −3 to +23 20 130 ±10
SPA-M Square 2 20 130 0 to +15 10 130 ±10
5 20 130 0 to +22 10 130 ±10
Smokio CReSS Square 2 20 130 0 to +24 20 130 0 to −12
5 30 130 0 to +22 30 130 ±10
SPA-M Square 2 10 130 −10 to 0 10 130 ±10
5 20 130 ±10 10 130 ±10

aAccuracy = deviation from target. For measures demonstrating consistent variability the error rate is given; for inconsistent measures, the outer ranges of measured values are reported. CReSS = Clinical Research Support System; SPA-M = Smoking Puff Analyzer Mobile.