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Table 1 Nanoparticle characteristics

From: Particle size dependent deposition and pulmonary inflammation after short-term inhalation of silver nanoparticles

Agglomerate size [nm]

Mass [μg/m3]

Particle number [#/cm3]

Surface area [nm2/cm3]

15.3 (1.26)

179 (107–252)

3.8 × 106 (2.6 - 5.0)

6.72 × 109 (3.97-9.49)

410 (1.43)

167 (147–187)

2.0 × 104 (0.43 - 3.7)

2.33 × 108 (0.28-2.61)

  1. Particle size is given as count median diameter (CMD) with the geometric standard deviation (GSD). Mass, particle number and surface area shown as mean with a 95% confidence interval.
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Particle and Fibre Toxicology

ISSN: 1743-8977

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