Respiratory toxicity of carbon nanotubes: How worried should we be?

Carbon

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1048-1056

  Muller, Julie ^a   Huaux, François ^a   Lison, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Carbon nanotubes; Grinding; Reactivity

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOXICITY;

BIOACTIVITY; GRINDING; REACTIVITY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 32044457899     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2005.10.019     Document Type: Article

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