E cig to replace saline nebuliser?

[ody010190]

I have done some searching and not come up with much research that seems understandable, people seem to be looking into watering (with saline) down nicotine liquid to use in a nebuliser, but my daughter uses saline through a compressor nebulisor, is there any research done into wether an e cig could be used? as it would be a lot quicker and possibly more efficient.
I know the main difference is an e cig uses heat, but i don't think that would damage saline?
Apologies if this is the wrong forum to post this, but any help would be appreciated!

 

[Dougiestyle]

I've never heard of watering down nicotine liquid with saline. The base liquids in e-cigs are propylene glycol (PG) and vegetable glycerine (VG). Some people will use distilled water to thin VG-based liquids due to the thickness of pure USP VG. The boiling points of water and PG/VG are way different.
E-cigs are not for use as medical devices.

I'm guessing you could engineer some e-cigarette hardware to perform the task you wish, but there isn't anything off the shelf to do what you're asking as far as I know.

Apples & oranges

 

[Nimaz]

I speculate that the salts won't go into the vapor. A bit like boiling salty water, the salts will deposit in the tank and on the atomizer coil.

 

[pfaber11]

I don't think this is doable. The same as he said ^^^

 

[edyle]

I have done some searching and not come up with much research that seems understandable, people seem to be looking into watering (with saline) down nicotine liquid to use in a nebuliser, but my daughter uses saline through a compressor nebulisor, is there any research done into wether an e cig could be used? as it would be a lot quicker and possibly more efficient.
I know the main difference is an e cig uses heat, but i don't think that would damage saline?
Apologies if this is the wrong forum to post this, but any help would be appreciated!

salt will not evaporate.

sodium is a metal.

 

[Bagazo]

It would be way less efficient. A 6 or 7 ml dose of saline solution, or other medication, would take forever to push through an e-cig.

Then there is the fact, pointed out above, that salt isn't going to be carried along in the vapor.

If you are looking for something that is a bit more portable, they do sell portable nubulizers like the Prodigy Mini-Mist. There might be others but that is the one I have sitting on my desk.

 

[albert zegiel]

is not the saline just salt water?..i use a nubulizer, and it contains albuteral, which is what does the heavy lifting..so i ask then would the heat ruin that ? i bet so. but so far as saline in a vap/cig, well many add a touch of saline in their juice now...

on the flip side,... i bet nic with saline/h20 would vaporize in a nebulizer, but not with the vg or pg...

al.

 

[Dougiestyle]

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is not the saline just salt water?..i use a nubulizer, and it contains albuteral, which is what does the heavy lifting..so i ask then would the heat ruin that ? i bet so. but so far as saline in a vap/cig, well many add a touch of saline in their juice now...

on the flip side,... i bet nic with saline/h20 would vaporize in a nebulizer, but not with the vg or pg...

al.

Who adds saline? I'm aware of people adding distilled water. Saline solution is salt water. Salt won't vaporize under e-cig conditions.