Direct combination of nanoparticle fabrication and exposure to lung cell cultures in a closed setup as a method to simulate accidental nanoparticle exposure of humans

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2634-2640

  Rothen Rutishauser, Barbara ^a   Grass, Robert N ^b   Blank, Fabian ^a   Limbach, Ludwig K ^b   Mühlfeld, Christian ^a   Brandenberger, Christina ^a   Raemy, David O ^a   Gehr, Peter ^a   Stark, Wendelin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL VIABILITIES; CELLULAR RESPONSE; CERIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; DNA DAMAGES; DOSE DEPENDENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLAME SPRAY SYNTHESIS; GLOVEBOX; HYDRODYNAMIC PARTICLES; IN-SITU; IN-VITRO; LUNG CELLS; NANO-SIZED MATERIALS; NEW APPROACHES; RESPIRATORY TRACTS; SHARP CONTRASTS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; FLAME SPRAYING; FLUID DYNAMICS; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; TOXICITY;

CELL CULTURE;

CERIUM OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE;

CERIUM; CYTOLOGY; OXIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SPRAY;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMELLAR BODY; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; PARTICLE SIZE;

CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; LUNG; NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 64349124284     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es8029347     Document Type: Article

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