Electronic cigarettes: product characterisation and design considerations

Electronic cigarettes: product characterisation and design considerations

OBJECTIVE To review the available evidence regarding electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) product characterisation and design features in order to understand their potential impact on individual users and on public health. METHODS Systematic literature searches in 10 reference databases were conducted through October 2013. A total of 14 articles and documents and 16 patents were included in thi...

Health Considerations in Regulation and Taxation of Electronic Cigarettes.

The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is experiencing unprecedented growth. This can be contrasted to the use of conventional cigarettes which showed a decrease among adults with the current smoker prevalence dropping from 20.9% in 2005 to 17.8% in 2013. There is some data that e-cigarettes are attracting both former smokers and never smokers, and in particular, young people as users....

Product Design Considerations

1) Uniform Wall Thickness, Coring & Mass Reduction since injection molding is employed as the shape forming process step, part designs can avoid the limitations of traditional metalworking processes. For example, machining involves the removal of material from a solid shape to get to the desired final component design. As a result, design engineers are limited to design decisions that can be re...

The safety and efficacy of Electronic cigarettes in smoking cessation

Introduction: Although electronic cigarettes are increasing in popularity all over the world, their safety and efficacy for smoking cessation have remained unclear and discussed in scientific literature. The aim of present study was to review the available evidence about the use, content, safety of ECs and their potential effects on users' health, and the extraction of resources to guide and as...

Electronic cigarettes