Systematic Investigation of Migration and Decay Characteristics of Sweeteners in Cigarette Tipping Paper: Kinetics, Mechanisms, and Stability Implications

Shifan Rong; Meiting Zhao; Ning Shao; Shuo Song; Peng Zou; Xiaolan Zhu

doi:10.2478/cttr-2026-0007

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Systematic Investigation of Migration and Decay Characteristics of Sweeteners in Cigarette Tipping Paper: Kinetics, Mechanisms, and Stability Implications

Contributions to Tobacco & Nicotine Research

Volume 35 (2026): Issue 2 (April 2026)

By: Shifan Rong, Meiting Zhao, Ning Shao, Shuo Song, Peng Zou and Xiaolan Zhu

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Submitted on: Jan 15, 2026

Accepted on: Feb 23, 2026

Published on: Jun 20, 2026

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Keywords:

Sweetener,

decay characteristics,

HPLC-MS/MS,

shelf life of cigarette

Related subjects:

General interest,

Life sciences,

Life sciences, other,

Physics,

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