The effect of aluminium and sodium impurities on the in vitro toxicity and pro-inflammatory potential of cristobalite

Environmental Research

Volumn 159, Issue , 2017, Pages 164-175

  Nattrass, C ^a   Horwell, C J ^a   Damby, D E ^b,c   Brown, D ^d   Stone, V ^d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cristobalite; Crystalline silica; Cytotoxicity; Haemolysis; Impurities

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ALUMINUM; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; CRISTOBALITE; DUST; PARTICLE SIZE; PATHOGENICITY; SILICA; SODIUM; TOXICITY; TRIDYMITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXICITY; HEMOLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION (CHEMISTRY); SURFACE AREA; SURFACE CHARGE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; IMMUNOLOGY; MACROPHAGE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ALUMINUM; MACROPHAGES; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 85026908081     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.07.054     Document Type: Article

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