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SUBMITTER: Nagai H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3241783 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nagai Hirotaka H Okazaki Yasumasa Y Chew Shan Hwu SH Misawa Nobuaki N Yamashita Yoriko Y Akatsuka Shinya S Ishihara Toshikazu T Yamashita Kyoko K Yoshikawa Yutaka Y Yasui Hiroyuki H Jiang Li L Ohara Hiroki H Takahashi Takashi T Ichihara Gaku G Kostarelos Kostas K Miyata Yasumitsu Y Shinohara Hisanori H Toyokuni Shinya S
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20111114 49
Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have the potential for widespread applications in engineering and materials science. However, because of their needle-like shape and high durability, concerns have been raised that MWCNTs may induce asbestos-like pathogenicity. Although recent studies have demonstrated that MWCNTs induce various types of reactivities, the physicochemical features of MWCNTs that determine their cytotoxicity and carcinogenicity in mesothelial cells remain unclear. Here, we sho ...[more]