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Difference Between Cigarette Smoke and Heated Tobacco Product (HTP) Aerosol
Smoke contains solid particles and liquid droplets therefore it is an aerosol. However, it is a complex mixture that contains a large number of carbon-based solid particles and thousands of chemicals and formed during combustion.
In cigarettes
Smoke contains solid particles and liquid droplets therefore it is an aerosol. However, it is a complex mixture that contains a large number of carbon-based solid particles and thousands of chemicals and formed during combustion. Around 100 of these have been recognized as harmful chemicals by health authorities.
In Heated Tobacco Products
HTPs generate aerosols containing liquid droplets and gas. They are not smoke as there is no combustion.
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Philip Morris Products SA
Mr. Giuseppe Plebani
Manager Scientific and Medical Affairs
Quai Jeanrenaud 3
2000 Neuchatel / CH
Date: 03/18/2022
Source: Philip Morris Products SA
