lunes, 17 de septiembre de 2007

Nanotoxicology study shows good results

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. -- U.S. scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee report good results from a new nanotoxicology study.



The researchers, led by Meng-Dawn Cheng, studied single-walled carbon nanohorns -- a particular form of engineered carbon-based nanoparticles -- for drug delivery and other commercial applications.



The scientists reported no pulmonary toxicity issues for single-walled carbon nanohorns, contrary to numerous studies in rats involving single-walled carbon nanotubes that have different shapes and sizes than those of nanohorns.





Source:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20070820-14560100-bc-us-nanohorns.xml

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