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| Donaldson, K. Aitken, R., Tran, L., Stone, V., Duffin, R., Forrest, G., and Alexander, A. (2006). Carbon nanotubes: A review of their properties in relation to pulmonary toxicological and workplace safety. Toxicological Sciences, 92(1):5-22 Article |
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| Grassian, V.H., O’Shaughnessy, P.T., Adamcakova-Dodd, Q., Pettibone, J.M., Thorne, P.S. (March 2007). Inhalation Exposure Study of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles with a Primary Particle Size of 2 to 5 nm. Environ Health Perspect, 115(3): 397–402. Article. |
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| Hamilton Jr, R.F., Buford, M.C., Wood, M.B. et al. (June 2007). Engineered carbon nanoparticles alter macrophage immune function and initiate airway hyper-responsiveness in the BALB/c mouse model. Nanotoxicology, 1(2): 104-117. Article |
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| - NEW - Handy, RD; Owen, R; Valsami-Jones, E. (July 2008). The ecotoxicology of nanoparticles and nanomaterials: current status, knowledge gaps, challenges, and future needs. Ecotoxicology, 17(5): 315-447. Abstract |
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| - NEW - Li, N; Xia, T; Nel, AE. (May 2008). The role of oxidative stress in ambient particulate matter-induced lung diseases and its implications in the toxicity of engineered nanoparticles. Free radical biology & medicine, 44(9): 1689-1699. Abstract |
| - NEW - Li, JJ; Zou, L; Hartono, D, et al. (January 2008). Gold nanoparticles induce oxidative damage in lung fibroblasts in vitro. Advanced materials, 20 (1): 138-142. Abstract |
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| - NEW - Muhlfeld, C; Rothen-Rutishauser, B; Blank, F; Vanhecke, D; Ochs, M; Gehr, P. (May 2008). Interactions of nanoparticles with pulmonary structures and cellular responses. American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology, 294: L817-L829. Abstract. |
| - NEW - Muller, J; Decordier, I; Hoet, PH, et al. (February 2008). Clastogenic and aneugenic effects of multi-wall carbon nanotubes in epithelial cells. Carcinogenesis, 29 (2): 427-433. Abstract. |
| Muller, J., Huaux, F., Lison, D. (2006). Respiratory toxicity of carbon nanotubes: How worried should we be? Carbon, 44: 1048–1056 |
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| - NEW - Nazridoust, K., Asgharian, B. (April 2008). Unsteady-State Airflow and Particle Deposition in a Three-Generation Human Lung Geometry. Inhalation Toxicology, 20(6): 595-610. Abstract. |
| - NEW - Niwa, Y., Hiura, Y., Sawamura, H., Iwai, N. (January 2008). Inhalation exposure to carbon black induces inflammatory response in rats. Circulation Journal, 72 (1): 144-149. Article. |
| - NEW - Park, B., Donaldson, K., Duffin, R. et al. (April 2008). Hazard and Risk Assessment of a Nanoparticulate Cerium Oxide-Based Diesel Fuel Additive—A Case Study. Inhalation Toxicology, 20(6): 547-566. Abstract. |
| - NEW - Poland, C.A., Duffin, R., Kinloch, I. et al. (2008). Carbon nanotubes introduced into the abdominal cavity of mice show asbestos-like pathogenicity in a pilot study. Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 20 May 2008. Abstract. |
| - NEW - Sayes, C.M. and Warheit, D.B. (2008). An in vitro investigation of the differential cytotoxic responses of human and rat lung epithelial cell lines using TiO2 nanoparticles. International Journal of Nanotechnology, 5(1):15 - 29. Abstract |
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| Singh, S., Shi, T.M., Duffin, R. et al. (July 2007). Endocytosis, oxidative stress and IL-8 expression in human lung epithelial cells upon treatment with fine and ultrafine TiO2: Role of the specific surface area and of surface methylation of the particles. Toxicology And Applied Pharmacology, 222 (2): 141-151. Article |
| - NEW - Soto, K. (March 2008). Direct contact cytotoxicity assays for filter-collected, carbonaceous (soot) nanoparticulate material and observations of lung cell response. Atmospheric environment, 42 (9): 1970-1982. Abstract |
| Soto, K., Garza, K.M. and Murr, L.E. (2007). Cytotoxic effects of aggregated nanomaterials. Acta Biomater., 3: 351–358. Abstract |
| Wallace, W.E., Keane, M.J., Murray, D.K., Chisholm, W.P., Maynard, A.D., and Ong, T.M. (January 2007). Phospholipid lung surfactant and nanoparticle surface toxicity: Lessons from diesel soots and silicate dusts. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 9,1: 23-38. Abstract. |
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| Wörle-Knirsch, J.M., Kern, K., Schleh, C., Adelhelm, C., Feldmann, C. and Krug, H.F. (January 2007). Nanoparticulate Vanadium Oxide Potentiated Vanadium Toxicity in Human Lung Cells. Environmental Science and Technology, 41 (1): 331 -336. |
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