Asbestos-like pathogenicity of long carbon nanotubes alleviated by chemical functionalization

Hanene Ali-Boucetta; Antonio Nunes; Raquel Sainz; M. Antonia Herrero; Bowen Tian; Maurizio Prato; Alberto Bianco; Kostas Kostarelos

doi:10.1002/anie.201207664

Asbestos-like pathogenicity of long carbon nanotubes alleviated by chemical functionalization

Hanene Ali-Boucetta, Antonio Nunes, Raquel Sainz, M. Antonia Herrero, Bowen Tian, Maurizio Prato, Alberto Bianco, Kostas Kostarelos

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Abstract

Sometimes shorter is better: The apparent similarity between multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) and asbestos fibers has generated serious concerns about their safety profile. The asbestos-like pathogenicity observed for long, pristine nanotubes (NTlong, see scheme) can be completely alleviated if their effective length is decreased as a result of chemical functionalization, such as with tri(ethylene glycol) (TEG). Copyright © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2274-2278
Number of pages	4
Journal	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume	52
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201207664
Publication status	Published - 18 Feb 2013

Keywords

carcinogenicity
graphene
inflammation
nanoparticles
toxicology

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