Code | Name | Nominal Size μm | Vendor | Surface m2/g | Surface mean diameter μm | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-N | nano Al2O3 | 0.008 – 0.014 | 3 | 261 | 0.006 | alpha alumina |
Al-M | micron Al2O3 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 | 0.21 | gamma alumina |
Ce-N | nano CeO2 | 0.009 – 0.015 | 1 | 71.3 | 0.014 |  |
Ce-M | micron CeO2 | 5 | 1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | Â |
Fe-N | nano Fe2O3 | 0.003 | 1 | 221 | 0.005 | Â |
Fe-M | micron Fe2O3 | 5 | 1 | 11.6 | 0.10 | Â |
Ni-N | nano NiO | 0.010 – 0.020 | 5 | 145 | 0.006 |  |
Ni-M | micron NiO | < 10 | 5 | 56.9 | 0.016 | Â |
Si-N | nano SiO2 | 0.010 | 3 | 127 | 0.019 | amorphous silica |
Si-M | micron SiO2 | 0.5 – 10 | 1 | 5.4 | 0.44 | amorphous silica |
Ti-N | nano TiO2 | 0.005 | 3 | 242 | 0.006 | anatase |
Ti-M | micron TiO2 | 1 – 2 | 1 | 3.5 | 0.41 | rutile |
KLN | kaolin | Â | 2 | 24.3 | 0.1 | commercial clay for ceramics |
MUS | Min-U-Sil | < 5 | 6 | Â | Â | ground crystalline silica |
DD | rural soil, Desert | < 3 | 4 | 6.2 | 0.4 | PM2.5-enriched natural dust |
JE | urban street, Juarez | < 3 | 4 | Â | Â | PM2.5-enriched natural dust |
MNC | rural soil, Mancos | < 3 | 4 | 13.0 | 0.2 | PM2.5-enriched natural dust |
LPS | lipopoly-saccharide | soluble | 5 | Â | Â | positive control P. aeruginosa 1000 EU/mL |
V | VOSO4 | soluble | 1 |  |  | positive control 19 μg/mL |
TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor alpha | soluble | 5 |  |  | positive control 0.01 μg/mL |