Table 1

Nicotine concentration in IQOS aerosol, cigarette mainstream smoke and IQOS tobacco

MaterialTotal nicotine (mg)
Mean±SD
IQOS aerosol (n=3)
  Particle phase0.67±0.02*
  Gas phaseBLQ
Marlboro Red MS (n=3)
  Particle phase1.07±0.05*
1R6F MS (n=3)
  Particle phase0.65±0.04
Used IQOS HeatStick (residual; n=3)3.16±0.67
Unused IQOS HeatStick (n=4)3.92±0.11
  • *P=0.0006 between starred values.

  • BLQ, below level of quantification; MS, mainstream smoke.