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13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
University of Manchester : A - Metallurgy and Materials
Carbon nanotubes introduced into the abdominal cavity of mice show asbestos-like pathogenicity in a pilot study
The paper resulted from collaboration with the Institute of Occupational Medicine and University of Edinburgh who investigated whether nanotubes followed the long fibre paradigm for lung toxicity. We provided unique samples and the specialist materials characterisation required to relate the biological response observed in in-vivo to the specific material characteristics. The paper is key in establishing the role of shape in the toxicological response of high aspect ratio nanomaterials. The work was widely reported in the media, including Sky News and the Guardian.
Supplementary Information (20 pages) for this output is available from the nature.com at DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2008.111
