Abstract: A vapour-generating system is provided, including: a reservoir holding an aerosol-generating substrate; and a heating assembly, including a heating element, and a ceramic element including pores, one side of the ceramic element being in fluidic communication with the reservoir such that the pores receive the substrate from the reservoir by capillary action, an opposite side of the ceramic element being in thermal communication with the heating element, the heating element being encapsulated within an impermeable material so as to inhibit fluidic communication between it and the substrate, the impermeable material being in fluidic communication with the ceramic element, and the heating element being configured to heat the ceramic element having the substrate therein to generate a vapour. A method for generating a vapour is also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating device including a power source; and a cartridge removably coupled to the aerosol-generating device, the cartridge including: a liquid storage portion including a housing having an open end and containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a heater assembly at the open end of the housing and including a planar electrical heating element to heat the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, and a capillary material in contact with the planar electrical heating element and being configured to convey the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the planar electrical heating element, the liquid storage portion being at a first side of the heater assembly and an airflow channel being at a second side of the heater assembly, and the power source of the aerosol-generating device is to supply power to the heater assembly.