Distribution and persistence of pleural penetrations by multi-walled carbon nanotubes
Robert R. Mercer, Ann F. Hubbs, James F. Scabilloni, Liying Wang, Lori Battelli, Diane Schwegler‐Berry, Vincent Castranova, Dale W. Porter
BioMed Central (2010) • Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 28-28
PDF Available
Abstract
The results document that MWCNT penetrations of alveolar macrophages, the alveolar wall, and visceral pleura are both frequent and sustained. In addition, the findings demonstrate the need to investigate the chronic toxicity of MWCNT at these sites.