Capsule having a liquid transporting element for uses with an electronic smoking device

An electronic smoking device, comprising:

• an elongated housing comprising a first hollow part and a second hollow part releasably connected to the first hollow part, the first hollow part and the second hollow part defining an internal space of the housing;
• a replaceable capsule removably inserted into the internal space of the housing, the replaceable capsule including a shell having a lateral wall and an end wall, the lateral wall and the end wall defining a cavity open at one end, a puncturable membrane sealing the open end of the cavity, a liquid contained within the cavity by the shell and the puncturable membrane, and a liquid transporting element immersed in the liquid, the liquid transporting element comprising fibres of an inorganic material defining passages between the fibres for transporting the liquid;
• an electrically heatable atomizer within the internal space of the housing, the atomizer comprising a rupture element extending into the open end of the cavity of the capsule through a rupture of the puncturable membrane of the capsule when the capsule is inserted into the internal space, wherein the rupture element comes into fluid contact with the liquid transporting element of the capsule.