Cytotoxicity assessment of some carbon nanotubes and related carbon nanoparticle aggregates and the implications for anthropogenic carbon nanotube aggregates in the environment

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-42

  Murr, L E ^a   Garza, K M ^b   Soto, K F ^a   Carrasco, A ^b   Powell, T G ^b   Ramirez, D A ^a   Guerrero, P A ^a   Lopez, D A ^a   Venzor III, J ^c  

^a University of Texas at El Paso   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^c P A   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos nanotubes; Asthma; Cytotoxicity; Multiwall carbon nanotube aggregates; TEM

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CARBON NANOTUBE; CHRYSOTILE; CYTOKINE; FULLERENE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; NANOPARTICLE; PROPANE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CELL LINE; CELL VIABILITY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MALE; TOXICOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MURINAE;

EID: 21744441208     PISSN: 16604601     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2005010031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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