This perspective summarizes available evidence on biomarkers of exposure in electronic
nicotine delivery system (ENDS) users to aid the overall assessment of the health …

Introduction The prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking is increasing globally.
Biomarkers of waterpipe tobacco smoke (WTS) exposure are less studied. Aims and …

Background Smoking cessation reduces the risk of severe illnesses in the long run and
contributes to improving health. This study evaluated the short-term and long-term …

Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are synthetic polymers designed to selectively extract
target analytes from complex matrices (including biological matrices). The literature shows …

Aim: To characterize a molecularly imprinted polymer via precipitation polymerization for the
extraction of cotinine in urine. Methods: The polymer was created via precipitation …

Exposure to tobacco smoke is one of the most common causes of premature death
worldwide and is the cause of 8 million deaths annually. We have developed, optimized …

Non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke (SHS) present risk of developing tobacco
smoke-associated pathologies. To investigate the airway molecular response to SHS …

Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure has been proven to induce digestive
diseases such as hepatic steatosis, cirrhosis, and gastrointestinal cancer, yet little is known …

Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of premature disease and death in the United
States. Approximately, 34 million US adults currently smoke cigarettes. We developed a …

A rapid high pressure liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry
method (LC-MS/MS) was developed for simultaneously determining nicotine (NT) and its …