Nanotoxicity of graphene and graphene oxide

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 159-168

  Seabra, Amedea B ^a   Paula, Amauri J ^b,c   De Lima, Renata ^d,e   Alves, Oswaldo L ^b   Durán, Nelson ^b,f  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOROCABA   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; GRAPHITE; HUMANS; OXIDES; PLANTS; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84894281997     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: 15205010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx400385x     Document Type: Review

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