A role for surface reactivity in TiO2 and quartz-related nanoparticle pulmonary toxicity

Nanotoxicology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 181-187

  Warheit, David B ^a   Reed, Kenneth L ^a   Sayes, Christie M ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

quartz particles; Erythrocyte hemolysis; Nanoscale quartz particles; Particle characterization; Particle size; Pulmonary toxicity; Surface reactivity; Titanium dioxide particles; Ultrafine titanium dioxide particles; Vitamin C assay

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; SILICON DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; HEMOLYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; LUNG TOXICITY; MATERIAL COATING; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURFACE PROPERTY;

RATTUS;

EID: 72449167581     PISSN: 17435390     EISSN: 17435404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17435390902725930     Document Type: Conference Paper

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