1. The Acute Pulmonary Toxicity in Mice Induced by Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes, Benzene, and Their Combination.
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Yi-Song Li, Yu-Feng Li, Qing-Nuan Li, Jun-Gang Li, Jing Li, Qing Huang, and Wen-Xin Li
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LUNGS ,TOXICITY testing ,LABORATORY mice ,CARBON nanotubes ,BENZENE ,CHEMICAL vapor deposition ,NICKEL ,LANTHANUM ,CATALYSTS - Abstract
The article presents a study which examines the acute pulmonary toxicity induced by multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), benzene, and their combination in mice. It states that MWCNTs from the Shenzhen Nanotech Port in Shenzhen, China was synthesized via chemical vapor deposition (CVD) that contains nickel and lanthanum catalysts. The study used a 7-week-old male Kunming mice from the Shanghai Slack Experimental Animal Center in China that was stored in clean cages in a ventilated animal room. The results show that the MWCNTs cause acute pulmonary toxicity, while benzene does not create acute pulmonary toxicity. It adds that the MWCNTs pulmonary toxicity was enhanced after the combination of MWCNTs and benzene.
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- 2010
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