Book contents
- The Toxicology of Carbon Nanotubes
- The Toxicology of Carbon Nanotubes
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- 1 Carbon nanotube structure, synthesis, and applications
- 2 The aerodynamic behaviour and pulmonary deposition of carbon nanotubes
- 3 Utilising the concept of the biologically effective dose to define the particle and fibre hazards of carbon nanotubes
- 4 CNT biopersistence and the fibre paradigm
- 5 Length-dependent retention of fibres in the pleural space
- 6 Experimental carcinogenicity of carbon nanotubes in the context of other fibres
- 7 Fate and effects of carbon nanotubes following inhalation
- 8 Responses to pulmonary exposure to carbon nanotubes
- 9 Genotoxicity of carbon nanotubes
- 10 Carbon nanotube–cellular interactions: macrophages, epithelial and mesothelial cells
- 11 Systemic health effects of carbon nanotubes following inhalation
- 12 Dosimetry and metrology of carbon nanotubes
- Index
5 - Length-dependent retention of fibres in the pleural space
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2012
- The Toxicology of Carbon Nanotubes
- The Toxicology of Carbon Nanotubes
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- 1 Carbon nanotube structure, synthesis, and applications
- 2 The aerodynamic behaviour and pulmonary deposition of carbon nanotubes
- 3 Utilising the concept of the biologically effective dose to define the particle and fibre hazards of carbon nanotubes
- 4 CNT biopersistence and the fibre paradigm
- 5 Length-dependent retention of fibres in the pleural space
- 6 Experimental carcinogenicity of carbon nanotubes in the context of other fibres
- 7 Fate and effects of carbon nanotubes following inhalation
- 8 Responses to pulmonary exposure to carbon nanotubes
- 9 Genotoxicity of carbon nanotubes
- 10 Carbon nanotube–cellular interactions: macrophages, epithelial and mesothelial cells
- 11 Systemic health effects of carbon nanotubes following inhalation
- 12 Dosimetry and metrology of carbon nanotubes
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
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- The Toxicology of Carbon Nanotubes , pp. 87 - 104Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012