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Table 2 Characteristics of the particle panel

From: The mechanism of pleural inflammation by long carbon nanotubes: interaction of long fibres with macrophages stimulates them to amplify pro-inflammatory responses in mesothelial cells

 

NPCB

NTshort

NTtang1

NTtang2

NTlong1

NTlong2

Source

Degussa Printex 90

Nanostructured & Amorphous Materials, Inc.

NanoLab, Inc.

NanoLab, Inc.

Mitsui & Co.

University of Manchester

[Dr. I. Kinloch]

Diameter (nm)

14

25.7 ± 1.6

14.84 ± 0.05

10.40 ± 0.32

84.89 ± 1.9

165.02 ± 4.68

Length (μm)

-

1-2

1-5

5-20

Mean 13

Mean 36

% fibre greater than 15 μm

‡

‡

‡

‡

24.04

84.26