Study of cytotoxic effects of single-walled carbon nanotubes functionalized with different chemical groups on human MCF7 cells

Chemosphere

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 576-582

  Song, Maoyong ^a   Zeng, Luzhe ^a   Yuan, Shaopeng ^b   Yin, Junfa ^a   Wang, Hailin ^a   Jiang, Guibin ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell adhesion; Cytotoxicity; Dispersibility; Functionalized single wall carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL DEATH; CYTOTOXICITY; NANOTUBES;

BIOMEDICAL FIELDS; CELL MEMBRANE DAMAGES; CELL MORPHOLOGY; CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS; DISPERSIBILITIES; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED; MITOCHONDRIAL ACTIVITY;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

CARBOXYL GROUP; HYDROXYL GROUP; MACROGOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSIVITY; MEMBRANE; MORPHOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; TOXICITY TEST;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE DAMAGE;

EID: 84878108384     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.03.058     Document Type: Article

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