Development and characterization of an exposure platform suitable for physico-chemical, morphological and toxicological characterization of printer-emitted particles (PEPs)

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 400-408

  Pirela, Sandra V ^a   Pyrgiotakis, Georgios ^a   Bello, Dhimiter ^b   Thomas, Treye ^c   Castranova, Vincent ^d   Demokritou, Philip ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^c Health Sciences Laboratory   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure platform; Laser printers; Nanoparticles; Occupational exposures; Printer emitted particles

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL; AIR POLLUTANT; CARBON DIOXIDE; NANOPARTICLE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRINTER EMITTED PARTICLE; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; EXPOSURE; HEAT; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MATERIALS TESTING; MOUSE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRODUCT SAFETY; PROTECTIVE GLOVE; RAT; THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MATERIALS TESTING; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NANOPARTICLES; OZONE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; PRINTING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; RATS; TOXICITY TESTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901509002     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08958378.2014.908987     Document Type: Article

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