Article for use with an apparatus for heating an aerosol generating agent
An article for use with an apparatus for heating aerosol generating agent to volatilize at least one component of the aerosol generating agent, the article including a support layer having a first surface, wherein at least a portion of the first surface is rough and an aerosol generating agent on the portion of the first surface that is rough.
1. An article for use with an apparatus for heating an aerosol generating agent to volatilize at least one component of the aerosol generating agent, the article comprising:
a support layer having a first surface, wherein at least a portion of the first surface is rough, and the support layer is a sheet of heat conducting material; and
an aerosol generating agent adhered to the portion of the first surface that is rough;
wherein the portion of the first surface that is rough includes one or more score lines.
2. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the portion of the first surface that is rough further comprises a plurality of protuberances.
3. The article according to claim 2 , wherein the protuberances have a height of between 0.1 mm and 0.2 mm and a width of between 0.2 mm and 0.4 mm.
4. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the portion of the first surface further comprises one or more embossments.
5. The article according to claim 4 , wherein the portion of the first surface is embossed in a pattern of one or more of spirals; lines; squares; circles; or rectangles.
6. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the aerosol generating agent is separated into one or more sections based on the one or more score lines.
7. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the sheet of heat conducting material is a metal foil.
8. The article according to claim 7 , wherein the metal foil is aluminum.
9. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the support layer has a thickness of between 5 microns and 25 microns.
10. The article according to claim 9 , wherein the support layer has a thickness of between 6 microns and 8 microns.
11. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the aerosol generating agent is an aerosol generating gel.
12. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the aerosol generating agent comprises one or more of the following tobacco extracts: Burley; Virginia; or Oriental.
13. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the aerosol generating agent has a thickness of between 100 microns and 350 microns.
14. A system comprising:
an apparatus for heating aerosol generating agent to volatilize at least one component of the aerosol generating agent; and
an article according to claim 1 .
15. A kit comprising:
an apparatus for heating aerosol generating agent to volatilize at least one component of the aerosol generating agent; and
an article according to claim 1 .
16. A method of manufacturing an article for use with an apparatus for heating an aerosol generating agent to volatilize at least one component of the aerosol generating agent, the method comprising:
providing a support layer having a first surface, wherein at least a portion of the first surface is rough, and the support layer is a sheet of heat conducting material; and
providing the aerosol generating agent adhered to the portion of the first surface that is rough;
wherein the portion of the first surface that is rough includes one or more score lines.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the portion of the first surface that is rough further comprises one or more embossments.
18. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the portion of the first surface further comprises one or more holes.