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Carbon nanotubes introduced into the abdominal cavity of mice show asbestos-like pathogenicity in a pilot study

Nature Nanotechnology · 2008 · Vol. 3(7) · pp. 423–428
Craig A. PolandRodger DuffinIan A. KinlochAndrew MaynardWilliam WallaceAnthony SeatonVicki StoneSimon BrownWilliam MacNeeKen Donaldson
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsAir Quality and Health ImpactsCarbon nanotubeMesotheliomaAsbestosMaterials scienceNanotechnologyMesothelial CellGraphiteBody cavityAbdominal cavityMedicine

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AnimalsAsbestosAsbestosisFemaleMice, Inbred C57BLPilot ProjectsAbdominal CavityNanotubes, CarbonMice

Funding

  • Royal Academy of Engineering
  • Mitsui and Company
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon
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Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes
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