Abstract: A non-heating type flavor inhalator of the invention includes a hollow cylindrical holder (2) having an ambient air admission opening (16) at a front end thereof and a mouthpiece end (4) at a rear end thereof, and a flavor cartridge (30) extending inside the holder (2) from the ambient air admission opening (16) toward the mouthpiece end (4) along the axis of the holder (2). The flavor cartridge (30) accommodates a flavor generating material (32) containing granular tobacco, and the flavor generating material (32) is kept in a predetermined required compressed state.

Abstract: A chewable oral tobacco composition (1) including a tobacco raw material for eluting a tobacco component and a gum base comprises: a first gum portion (10) including the tobacco raw material and a first gum base; and a second gum portion (20) including a second gum base. The second gum portion does not include the tobacco raw material or includes the tobacco raw material in an amount less than an amount of the tobacco raw material included in the first gum portion. A weight of the first gum base is 0.3 g or more. Wt. % of the first gum base is 50 wt. % or more when wt. % of the first gum portion is 100 wt. %. Total wt. % of the first gum base and the second gum base is 50 wt. % or less when wt. % of the oral tobacco composition is 100 wt. %.

Abstract: The production process comprises a step (A) in which an alkali-treated tobacco source is heated to make the tobacco source release a flavoring ingredient into a gas phase, a step (B) in which the flavoring ingredient released into the gas phase is brought into contact with a given solvent which is a liquid substance at ordinary temperature, thereby trapping the flavoring ingredient in the given solvent, and a step (C) in which the given solvent is added to a constituent element.

Abstract: A flavor source (1) for non-combustion inhalation-type tobacco products which is a non-combustion inhalation-type tobacco that comprises a powdery or granular raw-material tobacco, a binder with which the raw-material tobacco has been bonded together, and menthol and that has been molded by thermal fusion bonding, wherein the ratio of the weight of the menthol to the weight of the raw-material tobacco is 0.15 or higher and the difference in solubility parameter between the binder and the menthol is 2.0 or less.

Abstract: A non-heating tobacco flavor suction device (1) comprises a suction holder (2) with a suction path defined inside and a filler (8) arranged in the suction path. The filler (8) is formed of tobacco particles. The suction path and the filler (8) arranged therein provide a ventilation resistance of between about 40 and about 80 mmAq in cooperation with each other.

Abstract: An aerosol aspirator has a casing (2) with a mouthpiece (8) and an outside air inlet (52), a generation passage (56, 60, 68) extending from the outside air inlet (52) to the mouthpiece (8), a syringe pump (18) arranged within the casing (2) to deliver a solution to a distributing position (A) in the generation passage in a fixed amount each time it is activated, and a tubular heater (58) disposed downstream of the distributing position (A) and forming a part of the generation passage. When a user sucks at the mouthpiece (8), the solution at the distributing position (A) is transferred from the position (A) into the heater (58), and within the heater, atomized, and then turns into an aerosol by condensing in sucked air flow, and the aerosol thus formed is sucked by the user with the air flow.

Abstract: A non-combustion suction type tobacco product has tobacco particles made of tobacco material such as leaf tobacco, and at least one kind of stabilizer for stabilizing the delivery of nicotine from the tobacco particles, and the stabilizer has a characteristic where solubility parameter distance with respect to nicotine is 17 or less, and that vapor pressure at a temperature of 25 degrees centigrade is 1 mmHg or less.

Abstract: An aerosol inhalator has an aerosol generation passage extending from an ambient air inlet (2) to a mouthpiece (4), a liquid supply device (18) for feeding a predetermined amount of a solution to a feed position (A) in the passage (6), a ceramic heater (12) for heating the solution conveyed from the feed position (A) toward the mouthpiece (4) with a drawn-in flow of air created in the passage (6) by a user's sucking action, thereby causing the solution to evaporate and turn into an aerosol in the passage (6), and a protector provided at least either at a location near the feed position (A) or at a location between the feed position (A) and the liquid supply device (18), the protector having at least one of a radiation cover (2), a cooling device (21) and an open-close valve (22).

Abstract: A non-heating tobacco flavor suction device (1) comprises a suction holder (2) with a suction path defined inside and a filler (8) arranged in the suction path. The filler (8) is formed of tobacco particles. The suction path and the filler (8) arranged therein provide a ventilation resistance of between about 40 and about 80 mmAq in cooperation with each other.

Abstract: An aqueous solution composition containing (S)-1-(4-chloro-5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-3-aminopyrrolidine or (S)-1-(4-chloro-5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-3-(methylamino)pyrrolidine as an active ingredient, and not containing citric acid or a salt thereof, which has high stability so as to be storable at room temperature.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating liquid (L) for use in an aerosol inhalator contains main components including propylene glycol as a solvent and L-menthol as a lipophilic aroma dissolved in the solvent, and a carboxylic acid added to the main components. The carboxylic acid has a vapor pressure of 1×10?9 to 20 mmHg at a temperature of 25° C.

Abstract: An aerosol inhalator has an aerosol generation passage extending from an ambient air inlet (2) to a mouthpiece (4), a liquid supply device (18) for feeding a predetermined amount of a solution to a feed position (A) in the passage (6), a ceramic heater (12) for heating the solution conveyed from the feed position (A) toward the mouthpiece (4) with a drawn-in flow of air created in the passage (6) by a user's sucking action, thereby causing the solution to evaporate and turn into an aerosol in the passage (6), and a protector provided at least either at a location near the feed position (A) or at a location between the feed position (A) and the liquid supply device (18), the protector having at least one of a radiation cover (2), a cooling device (21) and an open-close valve (22).

Abstract: An aerosol inhalation system has an inhalator (2) having an aerosol-generating passage (8) connecting an outside air inlet (6) and a mouthpiece (4) to each other, in which a part of the passage (8) is made up of a tubular electric heater (12); a flexible storage bag (14) prepared separately from the inhalator (2) and containing a solution that is a source of aerosol; and a feed pipette (16) connecting the bag (14) to the inhalator (2), in which the feed pipette (16) has a feed opening (20) opened in the passage (8) and disposed upstream of the heater (12), the solution in the bag (14) is sucked out of the feed opening (20) into the passage (8) and then transferred to the heater (12) with an intake airflow running towards the mouthpiece (4) when the user inhales, the sucked-out solution is heated by the heater (12) to be evaporated, and aerosol is thus generated in the intake airflow.

Abstract: A carbonaceous heat source composition for a non-combustion-type smoking article contains calcium carbonate in an amount of 30 to 55% by weight.

Abstract: An aerosol aspirator has a casing (2) with a mouthpiece (8) and an outside air inlet (52), a generation passage (56, 60, 68) extending from the outside air inlet (52) to the mouthpiece (8), a syringe pump (18) arranged within the casing (2) to deliver a solution to a distributing position (A) in the generation passage in a fixed amount each time it is activated, and a tubular heater (58) disposed downstream of the distributing position (A) and forming a part of the generation passage. When a user sucks at the mouthpiece (8), the solution at the distributing position (A) is transferred from the position (A) into the heater (58), and within the heater, atomized, and then turns into an aerosol by condensing in sucked air flow, and the aerosol thus formed is sucked by the user with the air flow.

Abstract: A carbonaceous heat source composition for a non-combustion type smoking article according to the present invention includes carbon and 0.5 to 5% by weight of a polyhydric alcohol. Also, a non-combustion type smoking article according to the present invention is provided with such a heat source.

Abstract: A method of detecting a virus in a specimen, whereby a Norwalk-like virus (GII) is detected by using as an index the nucleic acids of a complementary nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 4851- to 5450-positions of the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA of the prototype (standard strain) of the Norwalk-like virus (GII); and a detection kit for performing this method.

Abstract: A carbonaceous heat source composition for a non-combustion-type smoking article contains calcium carbonate in an amount of 30 to 55% by weight.

Abstract: A method of detecting a virus in a specimen, whereby a Norwalk-like virus (GI) is detected by using as an index the nucleic acids of a complementary nucleotide sequence corresponding to the 5201- to 5700-positions of the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA of the prototype (standard strain) of the Norwalk-like virus (GI); and a detection kit for performing this method.

Abstract: A basic amino acid or a basic amino acid salt is added to a cigarette or a cigarette filter. It is desirable for the basic amino acid or the basic amino acid salt to be added in an amount of at least 1 mg/cigarette. It is also desirable for the basic amino acid or the basic amino acid salt to be added to the cigarette or the cigarette filter in the form of an aqueous solution. Also, it is possible to add a surfactant to the cigarette or the cigarette filter together with the basic amino acid or the basic amino acid salt.